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Entries by Robert Kuttner from 04/2011

Changing the Tone in Washington

| Posted 04.03.2011 | Politics
Read More: Obama Speech, Social Security, Political Discourse, Budget Cuts, President Obama, Washington, Government Spending, Head Start, Medicare, Republican Party, Tea Party, President, Barack Obama, Pell Grants, Politics News

Obama's approval-disapproval ratings are now about dead even again. However, if you want to identify a set of policies that are opposed by margins of three or four to one, try the Tea Party package.

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Touch of Class

| Posted 04.17.2011 | Politics
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President Obama did two things in his address at George Washington University that he has been loath to do throughout his presidency. He spoke like a progressive partisan. And he spoke of the injuries of class.

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A Double Dip Recession for 2012?

| Posted 04.24.2011 | Business
Read More: Interest Rates, Deficit, U.S. Economy, Obama Election, Ronald Reagan, Low Interest Rates, Obama Reelection, Inflation, 2012 Election, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Bush Tax Cuts, Fiscal Policy, Business News

Economists are painting a pretty bleak picture of the economic outlook between now and the November 2012 election. Will this hurt President Obama's re-election chances?

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