WASHINGTON -- Just back from a recent day trip to Georgia, President Barack Obama walked into the Oval Office and told his senior staff to get a grip. "We all rise and fall together," he declared that afternoon, as Washington neared fever pitch over tensions on his team. Keep your eyes on the prize, Obama directed, not on the daily ups and downs. It was classic Obama, again summoning one his tenets: the Long View. It's a high-minded notion that elected leaders love to invoke, both privately and...
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