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Examines the difficulties faced by Barack Obama's campaign runners during the 2012 election and how they put aside differences in order to control the Obama brand, stay on message, and win

Prologue -- Destination -- Terminal -- Redemption -- Recovery -- Survival -- Epilogue

Four years later, the challenges of re-electing President Obama have moved far beyond cultural and racial questions. There are three seemingly overwhelming obstacles to Obama's re-election. Unemployment remains stubbornly high four years after the financial meltdown that led to the loss of millions of American jobs in the last months of the Bush administration and the first months of the Obama term. Second, the world represents a volatile series of threats, even though the US has withdrawn from Iraq, and al-Qaeda's leadership has been decimated since 2008. Third, the rulebook of American campaigns has been torn to shreds, and the new doctrine of presidential elections is one founded more than ever on money. Adapted from the source document.

What kind of safety net is the United States prepared to pay for? What kind of government intervention in the private sector is appropriate after the biggest recession since the Great Depression? What kind of tax burden should be shared, especially by the wealthiest Americans? Those questions lie at the heart of each of the painful clashes over the budget and deficit between Republicans and Democrats this year. Adapted from the source document.

Asian and European leaders are about to get face-to-face with United States' President Barack Obama. In Europe's case, the summit has been a long time coming. The president's thoughts are elsewhere, in Afghanistan, on climate change and the Middle East. Adapted from the source document.