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What Obama Can Learn from "Old Europe"

Steven Hill | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Steven Hill

For three of President Obama's top priorities -- energy and climate change, health care, and jumpstarting the economy -- he would do well to look toward "old Europe" for guidance.

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Bush: Economy Will Improve Soon Under Obama Administration

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush said Friday that while the current economic crisis has sent shock waves around the world, he believes step...

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Same Old, Same Old -- No Change

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Fritz Hollings

We suffer not from a lack of confidence in the economy, but from a lack of confidence in a government that continues to cut taxes, borrow and spend, and refuses to engage in globalization.

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Get Business Tax Cuts Out of the Stimulus Plan

Ross Eisenbrey | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Ross Eisenbrey

The money in this economic stimulus package is a small down payment on what is needed to give the U.S. the world class infrastructure we need.

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Obama Says No Extra Help For Chicago Friends (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that his friends in Chicago and Springfield shouldn't expect special treatment for their debt-ridden g...

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President-Elect Obama: How You Can Fix the Economy

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

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Hale

I don't like deficit spending in any way at any time. It is an extremely dangerous precedent to set. However, there are times when it is required. And now is such a time.

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Kicking the Wall Street Habit

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

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The Media Consortium

Barack Obama faces a choice between feeding the political sphere's Wall Street addiction and investing in economic progress.

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Obama Slams McCain's Economic Plan: "A Day Late And 101 Million Middle-Class Families Short"

Huffington Post/NY Times | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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John McCain made good on his promise today to release his economic plan after recanting that pledge amidst Monday's campaign chaos. The Obama campaig...

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Sam Stein

Obama Ad: McCain Out Of Touch, Out Of Ideas (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Going toe-to-toe in the ad wars, Barack Obama's presidential campaign is out with a new one today, accusing John McCain for being out of touch, out of...

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Survey: Economists Overwhelmingly Prefer Obama

The Economist | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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As the financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters' concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in t...

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Obama In Michigan: McCain "Doesn't Get It"

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that his rival John McCain is out of touch with the economic ...

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Obama Slams McCain For Not Mentioning Middle Class

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday called Republican rival John McCain out of touch with middle-class...

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Obama: McCain Has Had "An Election-Year Conversion" On Economy

Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama moved to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility in a roiling economy, vowing o...

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Obama Gains Momentum, John McCain Tries To Resurrect Himself On Economy

The Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Two reports today from the LA Times and the New York Times suggest that the momentum in the 2008 campaign has shifted to Obama. McCain has struggled ...

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Sucking Up to the Bankers: A Bipartisan Lovefest

Robert Scheer | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

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Robert Scheer

Both of our leading presidential candidates are scrambling to enlist the "expertise" of the very folks who advocated the financial industry deregulations at the heart of this meltdown.

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Obama: McCain Economy Is Bush Economy

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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ST. LOUIS — Democrat Barack Obama sought to link Republican rival John McCain to President Bush's economic policies as the two presidential cand...

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Frank Rich: Wall-E For President

NY Times | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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SO much for a July Fourth week spent in idyllic celebration of our country's birthday. This year's festivities were marked instead by a debate -- chil...

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Candidates Find Economic Issues Tricky To Address

Washington Independent | Mary Kane | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

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As Sen. Barack Obama has learned in recent days, it's easy to slip up when taking on economic issues in a political campaign. From Walter F. Mondale ...

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Why Not Barack?

Donn Swaby | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Donn Swaby

Under Obama, tax breaks for corporations will be made public on the internet. How about making tax breaks for corporations non existent?

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Looking Past Primary Season, Obama Foreshadows National Campaign Themes

Amanda Michel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Amanda Michel

Lebanon, NH -- With recent polls showing him firmly ahead of his Democratic rivals, a confident Barack Obama seems to be looking past the primary seas...

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