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Records matter more than rhetoric. That truism underlies two of our stories today: Linda Feldmann’s clear-eyed review of President Joe Biden’s legacy and Ned Temko’s dispassionate look at President-elect Donald Trump’s potential for resolving situations in some of the thorniest global trouble spots – based on evidence from his first-term efforts.
