Can Barack Obama be successful?

In January 2009, the United States celebrated with enthusiasm the arrival of its new President at the White House. One year later, they are doubting and more divided than ever. The economy, then, was going backward by 5% a year and finance was close to collapse. Today the recovery is here, the financial channels have started again but the unemployment rate remains higher than 10%. The aim of this meeting was to explain, at least partly, the transatlantic economic and political perspective ahead until the November mid-term elections.

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