5 of President Obama's Latest Flip-Flops

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President Obama's decision this month to junk his campaign promise of closing Guantanamo Bay highlighted a swift series of issue reversals by the White House since the Republicans took control of the House last November. Just on major issues, we counted five recent flip-flops, some of which will help—and hurt—with his liberal base in the upcoming presidential campaign.

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