latimes.com - 11/8/2008
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During a campaign that drew extraordinary attention around the world, Barack Obama offered a sharp break from the Bush administration's interventionist and often unilateral approach to foreign affairs. He promised to rebuild strained alliances and court some long-standing U.S. adversaries. ...
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