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Senator Tom Carper

Stephen Sackur asks Tom Carper, a senior Democrat in the US Senate, whether Barack Obama is ready to deliver his ambitious agenda on healthcare, climate change and economic reform.

When he was elected president, Barack Obama promised both fundamental change and an end to stale partisanship in American politics. But he is struggling to deliver his ambitious agenda on healthcare, climate change and economic reform.

Tom Carper is a senior Democrat in the US Senate, where the president's proposals hang in the balance. Stephen asks him whether Barack Obama is ready to provide the leadership which his programme of legislation will require.

30 minutes

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Thu 17 Sep 2009 22:30GMT

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