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Obama's infrastructure crisis

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Barack Obama will not only be faced with crises in the Middle East and the financial markets on his first day as US president, but also the crumbling roads and bridges that the US rely on for their economy. Jim Naughtie reports from Washington on the uphill struggle the president will face following through on his commitment to rebuild the US's ailing infrastructure.

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