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Praise, Criticism for GOP as Obama Wraps 2015

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 18, 2015 at 9:39pm

By John Bennett and Thomas McKinless

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During his year-end news conference, President Barack Obama took the kinds of partisan shots that for years have so frustrated congressional Republicans. But he also flashed the pragmatic streak that helped him notch several legislative victories in 2015.

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