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David Gergen: I do think that President Obama has got his own, you know, pressure back home. And that's going to be -- he's going to…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2013
I do think that President Obama has got his own, you know, pressure back home. And that's going to be -- he's going to be under enormous pressure from both parties and from experts not to make concessions early.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the pressures President Obama faces regarding negotiations.

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