Javier Navarette, Pan's Labyrinth: A rich, intimate score walks the delicate line between fantasy and horror.

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Both are "not terribly attractive options" for the GOP, Navarette said, especially up against a masterful political strategist like Obama.

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Calling it "a miracle" that Boehner was re-elected as speaker, Navarette said the GOP must also decide which role it wants to play in Obama's second term.

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For Obama, moderating his triumphal, defiant approach when it comes to Republicans and Congress is also important because, Navarette points out, gun control and immigration reform are both high on Obama's second term agenda.

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