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With eye on legacy, Obama develops new strategy With eye on legacy, Obama develops new strategy

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President Barack Obama's second-term agenda includes challenging issues such as immigration reform, measures to address climate change and gun control. Given his political personality and partisan circumstances, can move on these issues and others?

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Amid his fiscal negotiations with Congress and the shootings in Newtown, Conn., President Barack Obama has managed to hold several “think-big” meetings recently with senior advisers. “Let’s not focus on what’s possible or doable,” he is reported to have said. "Tell me what our goal should be, and let me worry about the politics.”