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A member of the Young Republicans who asked not to be named wears several political pins at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, on Friday. Appearing before conservatives who hold huge sway in the GOP presidential nomination fight, a stream of would-be Republican candidates called President Barack Obama weak and suggested they alone possess the talents needed to beat him and lead a country in crisis. In unrelenting attacks on Obama, the lineup of potential contenders took on the president’s economic team, his advisers and even the first lady’s vegetable garden. They did little to hide their disdain for the man they hope to replace.

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