"I was surprised, and continue to be surprised by the severity of partisanship in this town," Mr. Obama told interviewer Steve Kroft. "I will confess that I didn't fully appreciate the ways in which individual senators or members of Congress now are pushed to the extremes by their voter bases. I did not expect, particularly in the midst of crisis, just how severe that partisanship would be." (associated press)
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