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By Jonathan Alter / The Bulletin
August 8, 2010
One of the annoyances of being president is that nearly everything is depicted as a “huge test” to pass or fail. The president’s commitment to core values or his ideological fidelity or his political survival — something momentous is always “on the line.” In truth, American presidents have....