1.0 link 175087 <![CDATA[Christina Romer: Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Sound]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/15/christina-romer-fundament_n_175087.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The economy is fundamentally sound despite the temporary "mess" it's in, the White House said Sunday in the kind of upbeat assessment that Barack Obama had mocked as a presidential candidate.

Obama's Democratic allies pleaded for patience with an administration hitting the two-month mark this week, while Republicans said the White House's plans ignore small business and the immediate need to fix what ails the economy. After weeks projecting a dismal outlook on the economy, administration officials _ led...

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