Yet Obama should take note of what happened last week even with the better turn of events in recent days.

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Mickelson was four under at the turn but faded somewhat down the stretch, failing to take advantage of the last two par fives.

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Latin America's turn to democracy in the past two decades has at last allowed the left to take power by peaceful means.

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