For any second-term US president, there comes a point when the administration’s priorities shift away from the gruelling politics of day-to-day governing toward shoring up a legacy.
For Barack Obama, that has meant adopting a new strategy: going it alone to accomplish his policy goals, without waiting to win the approval of a recalcitrant Congress.
Instead of reeling from the drubbing his Democratic party took in November’s midterm elections, Mr Obama has chosen to go on the offensive, taking bold, often unexpected actions on a range of key issues.
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