Counter Stories: Assessing Obama
President Barack Obama speaks during a nationally televised address from the White House in Washington, on Nov. 20, 2014.
Jim Bourg | AP 2014
As the nation's first black president, Barack Obama has faced enormous pressures and sky-high expectations.
Many believe that race affects not only how Obama's been treated, but how we judge his performance.
The Counter Stories team will attempt to put Obama's tenure thus far in perspective — the achievements and the disappointments.
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