Austan Goolsbee

Economy Before Turkey

James Warren | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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James Warren

At Wednesday's press conference, Obama tried to look confident, not pretentious or precipitous, as he tried to convince us again to do what's almost impossible right now, be patient.

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What Barack Obama Should Learn From Dick Cheney

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

Obama should look to Cheney to understand how a pro -- even one who so damaged the interests of the nation -- managed power and purpose in government.

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Who Wasn't On Stage With Obama and Should Have Been?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.

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Applause for Obama's Thoughtful Stand on Infrastructure Investment

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sherle Schwenninger, Austan Goolsbee, Tom Coburn, Infrastructure Investment, Rachel Maddow, Bernard Schwartz, Electric Grid, Katrina, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Clemons

The New America Foundation's Sherle Schwenninger and industrialist and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz were out way ahead of the pack in calling for...

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Obama Camp Promises Tax Cuts for Families Earning Under $250,000 - Obama Campaign Press Call 8.14.08 AUDIO

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home

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WHO: Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Economic Policy Director Jason Furman and Senior Economic Advisor Austan Goolsbee WHAT: Press con...

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Jason Furman And Barack Obama

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.13.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Furman as chief economic adviser tells us little about Obama economics but much about Obama. Furman is young and smart and he actually told the press that "Bush has had some bad luck with the economy."

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Obama Supporter: Goolsbee Should Clarify NAFTA Comments To Canada

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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A bit of a veer off topic on the Obama conference call to press Clinton to drop Mark Penn. Teamsters President James Hoffa, asked about Austan Goolsb...

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The Limits of Hope: Getting Real about the American Economy

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

There won't be a squeaky clean ending to the Democratic battle for the 2008 presidential nomination. The knife fight has begun already -- and I onl...

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Will Hillary Demand That She Resign From Her Own Campaign?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

The threshold Clinton crossed was to all but endorse the Republican presidential nominee, if the Democratic nominee should turn out to be Barack Obama.

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Dowd: You Can't Be Elected President Unless You Prove You're Tough

New York Times | Maureen Dowd | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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I was covered in barbecue sauce, somewhere over Texas, when Barack Obama loped down the aisle of the plane to chat with reporters. I felt guilty, be...

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Did Clinton Win Ohio on a Lie?

Paul Loeb | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

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Paul Loeb

The nine delegates Clinton netted from Ohio can't be changed, but the salience of of the "NAFTAgate" lie casts into doubt everything she says about the lessons of this victory.

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Obama Denies Assuring Canada on NAFTA

Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE: Canada's parliament took up the issue of Obama's position on NAFTA today, with Liberal leaders angrily accusing conservative Prime Minister St...

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Clinton, Obama and the Narcissism of Small Differences

Matt Cooper | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Matt Cooper

Obama presents himself as being above politics, congenitally bipartisan. But his tone on economics has the same mild populism as Clinton's.

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Clinton, Obama Zero In On Economy

Bloomberg | Matthew Benjamin, Indira Lakshmanan | Posted 02.14.2008 | Business

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Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama and his challenger, Hillary Clinton, are both zeroing in on the economy as the campaign moves to big...

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Who is Obama's Brain?

Steve Clemons | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

What is clear about candidates of the caliber of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and even John Edwards is that each is his or her own brain, but they still have very smart people around them.

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