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Last week, US voters handed incumbent President Barack Obama a decisive victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. What do the election results reveal about the US political system? What do the next four years hold for America’s sluggish economic recovery and fragile geopolitical environment?

Four More Years for Obama

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