No more Mr Nice Guy: Obama to take the fight to the Republicans

By Nick O'Malley
Updated January 19 2013 - 12:08am, first published January 18 2013 - 11:59pm

THERE is a photograph of Barack Obama taken almost exactly four years ago. He is in a tiny wood-lined lift in the White House heading up to the residence for the first time. He and Michelle have just attended 10 inauguration balls. Lifting his chin to loosen his bow tie he looks young and happy, tired and endlessly confident.

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