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Conservatives say President Obama is not aggressive enough against terrorism. Liberals say he's little different from Bush. How he handles the fallout from the Christmas Day attack could show who is right.

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Calling it ‘war’, Obama pegs Christmas Day attack to Al Qaeda

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