But it will still be a test of whether Mr Obama can turn goodwill into good works.

但是，这对奥巴马仍然是一个考验：否能把善意变成善举。

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THE Obama magic has waned and Washington, to a visitor, is full of people sadly theorising about why it waned so fast and whether it might be retrievable.

奥巴马的魔力减退了。在外人看来，华盛顿满是哀伤地思索着为什么这魔法会衰弱得如此快，它是否还会再重现的人们。

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Even when legislation is intended to ding the 1%, it still bears their name, and it's still with the permission of at least some of them -- whether it be Buffett or the four donors with whom Obama shared the stage this week -- that it's even on the political agenda.

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After losing to Obama in last week's Iowa caucuses, it was unclear whether she could overcome what appeared to be Obama's ability to electrify American voters who had previously taken a sour and skeptical view of politicians and the political process.

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