Zino points out the very obvious: HPQ is experiencing both internal and external problems that will hurt revenues over the next several quarters, at least, he warns.

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Given America's huge internal and external problems, that is a little surprising: even at best, Mr Obama cannot expect a landslide like Franklin Roosevelt's first win in 1932 or Ronald Reagan's in 1980.

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We have had a lot of problems both internal and external.

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