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	<title><![CDATA[Obama's Pattern of Accommodation]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brenner/obamas-pattern-of-accommo_b_225746.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[On issue after issue, Barack Obama has shown a strong reluctance to challenge
established thinking and to confront powerful interests. Just the opposite. He
instinctively tips his hat to every establishment he encounters -- be it Wall
Street, the military, the intelligence community, or the health care industry.
He is little more aggressive in pressing Congress. Obama is demonstrably
someone whose loud bark is not followed but much bite. Retreat from positions
boldly declared has become the hallmark of his administration. At times, the
retreat follows brief...]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-04T15:35:00-04:00</date_published>
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