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| Obama seeks policy wins abroad |
| With battles at home, Obama seeks policy wins abroad
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 7-January-2011
2:37:58 AM |
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With political battles looming at home, President Barack Obama will pursue more accomplishments abroad this year, keeping foreign policy high on the agenda despite a main focus on fixing the US economy.
Facing a 2012 re-election campaign, newly empowered Republicans in Congress and persistently high unemployment, Obama could use a few foreign policy successes to bolster his electoral appeal.
One is virtually preordained: all US troops are due to leave Iraq in 2011, formally ending an unpopular war started by Obama's Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, and giving the president a chance to declare a campaign promise fulfilled.
Others are more nuanced. The White House hopes to build on its reset in once testy relations with Russia, and is beginning the year by hosting Chinese President Hu Jintao -- a key partner and competitor -- for a state visit
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