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Eric Foner
January 14, 2010   |    This article appeared in the February 1, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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Like the Progressives, Obama seems to believe government can move beyond partisan politics.

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Eric Foner
Eric Foner, a member of The Nation’s editorial board, is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia...

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January 14, 2010   |    This article appeared in the February 1, 2010 edition of The Nation.
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