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Analysis: Obama takes 'morning in America' mantle

 

Published 2/25/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

President Obama takes a page from Ronald Reagan's playbook in his speech to Congress. WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama addressed Congress shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, but a casual viewer might have believed it was actually morning in America. "Morning in America" was the theme of Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election campaign, and it was front and [...] (link)

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