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Sam Stein

McCain Economist: GOP Will Lose Without Alternative Health Care Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boehner Health Care, Health Care Reform, Douglas Holtz-Eakin Health Care, Republicans Health Care, Gop Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Politics News

The McCain campaign's senior economist said on Monday that the Republican Party will lose the health care debate unless it presents one, comprehensive...

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Jason Linkins

John McCain Was For Actual Internet Freedom Before He Was For Fake "Internet Freedom"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, John McCain, Internet Freedom Act, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Net Neutrality, Media News

So, John McCain wants the internet to be a terrifying user experience for everybody, and is pimping the ironically named, net neutrality-killing "Inte...

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Sam Stein

McCain Adviser: Obama Burdened By Campaign Pledge On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christina Romer, Tax Policy, Douglas Holtz Eakin, McCain Adviser, Barack Obama, Obama McCain, Obama Romer, Health Care Coverage, Employer Coverage, Tax Credit, Politics News

An ongoing lobby effort to get the White House to fund health care reform by ending the tax breaks for employers who provide coverage to their workers...

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Jason Linkins

Former McCain Adviser Calls For Bank Nationalization

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Bank Nationalization, Politics News

Via Matt Yglesias, it would seem that Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who advised John McCain on economic matters, has come out in favor of bank nationalization....

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McCain Adviser A No Show At Tech Debate

Think Progress | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain Campaign Tech Debate, Mccain Tech Debate, New America Foundation, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, New America Foundation Tech Debate, Douglas Holtz Eakin Debate, Politics News

Today from 12:30-1:45 p.m., the New America Foundation and Wired magazine were scheduled to host an event on tech policy with top McCain adviser Dougl...

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McCain Campaign: Our Health Plan Doesn't Work

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Health Care, Health, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Douglas Holtz Eakin, Health Care Plan, John McCain Health Care Plan, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

According to McCain's senior economic policy adviser, McCain's health care plan won't destroy the employer-based insurance system because the plan doesn't work.

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Jed Lewison

Losing It: McCain Camp Goes Ballistic, Blames Obama For Crash

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Shuster, House Vote, John McCain, Video, Bailout, Barack Obama, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Financial Crisis, Politics News

Moments after the Dow Jones largest single-day point drop ever, the McCain campaign went on the warpath, blaming Barack Obama for the crash of the bai...

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Jason Linkins

McCain Camp Blames Obama For Bailout Failure (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Shuster, John McCain, Video, Paulson Bailout, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Mccain Blackberry, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Politics News

Here's a video of MSNBC's David Shuster -- whose over-arching disbelief in the John McCain camp version of events seems to be firming up as the mainst...

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McCain Actually Blocked Creation Of Blackberry

Politico | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain Commerce Committee, Mccain Invenvted Blackberry, Mccain Commerce, McCain Economic Policy, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Mccain Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Mccain Blackberry, Politics News

To those who express doubts about his economic acumen, John McCain has a simple answer: "I was chairman of the Commerce Committee, which oversights al...

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McCain Invented Blackberry? Adviser Says He Helped

AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Invented Blackberry, John Mccain Invented Blackberry, Mccain Economic Adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John McCain, Mccain Blackberry, Politics News

MIAMI — Move over, Al Gore. You may lay claim to the Internet, but John McCain helped create the BlackBerry. At least that's the contention of ...

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McCain Top Economic Adviser: He Will Raise Taxes

Time | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Raise Taxes, Mccain Tax Promises, John McCain, Douglas Holtz Eakin, McCain Tax Plan, Mccain Economic Adviser, McCain Economic Policy, McCain Tax Policy, McCain Taxes, McCain Raising Taxes, Politics News

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he'...

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Sam Stein

McCain Surrogate Cantor Inadvertently Derided On McCain Conference Call

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Douglas Holtz-Eakin Cantor, McCain Obama, Mccain Energy, Obama Energy Bill, Mccain Energy Bill, McCain Cantor, Mcaain Vice President, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Cantor Energy, Politics News

There was no shortage of villains during a McCain campaign conference call on energy policy Monday morning. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, President Bush...

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The Budget Debate for Grownups

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Miles Rapoport, John McCain, Robert Reich, Brookings Instituion, Budget, Baby Boomers, U.S. Budget, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

If we continue doing nothing, in about 35 years, the government will have no money for anything other than Medicare, Social Security and interest on the money we've already borrowed.

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