In POLITICS as in most of life, it is better to be lucky than smart. This has not been a lucky week for Barack Obama.

如同生活中的大多数时候一样，从政有时需要运气比需要智慧更多，而奥巴马刚刚度过了倒霉的一周。

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BY the scratchy standards of American politics, Democrats and Republicans left their differences at the water's edge as Barack Obama picked his careful way through his Egypt conundrum this week.

美国政界的标准可谓内外有别，参差不齐。就在本周，奥巴马应付埃及危局的谨慎做法赢得民共两党一致认同。

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In a rare meeting with Republican Party lawmakers Friday, President Barack Obama decried the partisan politics of the past and urged both parties to work together on creating more jobs for Americans.

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"Apparently, she has acquired a taste for politics, having endorsed Barack Obama early this year, " Schneider said.

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Barack Obama's politics aren't just large.

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Biden acknowledged gun control has traditionally been viewed as the third rail of American politics, recalling that when President Barack Obama asked him to take the lead, the president told him he didn't have to do it if he didn't want to.

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