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US debt crisis: Is President Obama stronger or weaker now?

The US debt default has been averted temporarily. Is President Obama stronger or weaker now? We will get international reaction and speak to Americans going back to work.

The US debt default has been averted temporarily. Is President Obama stronger or weaker now? We will get international reaction to the deal and speak to American public workers on their first day of work after about two weeks.(Picture: President Obama briefs the press late on Wednesday night. Credit: Saul Loebsaul / AFP / Getty Images)

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Thu 17 Oct 201310:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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