Analysts rate Obama's inauguration speech

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Updated January 23, 2009 13:15:08

As America looks forward to improving its image overseas, analysts are still mulling over President Barrack Obama's inauguration address. What was President Obama's message to the world and did it hold clues about how he plans to tackle the unprecedented challenges that await him?

Presenter: Radio Australia's Joanna McCarthy in Washington
Speakers: Michael Fullilove, Director of Global Issues at the Lowy Institute, Vinca LaFleur, former Clinton speechwriter; Michael Gerson, former Bush speechwriter

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