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After Obama’s European tour, challenges at home

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By NANCY BENAC

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland – Hope you’ve enjoyed your European trip, Mr. President. A lot’s awaiting your attention on your return Saturday.

The field of GOP presidential candidates angling to take your job has shifted considerably. Congress is growing impatient with the pace of withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan. And the mess over the federal debt limit remains, well, messy.

Spring storms have taken a steep toll in the South and Midwest. World events have competed for public attention, including the capture of alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic and the stepped-up NATO-led bombing campaign in Libya.