We’re back! What better way to return from President’s Day weekend than with an in-depth look at the changing attitude of President Obama’s second term?

No longer facing voter polls, the president can show some emotion, go off-script, take the first lady to a lavish Valentine’s Day dinner, even go golfing with Tiger Woods. Historians warn against overconfidence.

Read more on White House correspondent Kathleen Hennessey’s look at the opportunities, and dangers, created by the White House’s newfound confidence here.

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    Dear LA Times and other corporate media outlets…I’m sorry, not sorry that you didn’t get to hang out with President...

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    Ah, I see we’ve reached the “justifying our complaints about not getting better coverage of the golf” stage.

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