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Jacket Photograph: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser in Washington, DC, on Monday, May 16, 2011. © Joshua Roberts/Pool/Corbis

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Edwards, George C.

Overreach : leadership in the Obama presidency / George C. Edwards III.

    p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15368-1 (alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-691-15368-X

1. Obama, Barack.   2. United States—Politics and government—2009–   3. Leadership—United States—Case studies.   4. Presidents—United States—Case studies.   5. Political leadership—United States—Case studies.   6. Executive power—United States—Case studies.   I. Title.

E907.E39 2012

973.932092—dc23           2011031837

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