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Obama Economic Advisers

Larry Summers in Winter

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

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Sheldon Filger

This key economic policymaker is as detached from reality as most of his recent predecessors.

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Plan B On The Big Banks

Mike Lux | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

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Mike Lux

Obama has clearly chosen a path for the economy, and those of us with a different idea about how to work on these issues have to live with the fact that we have lost the debate, for now, inside the administration.

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Vote Out Larry Summers

Naomi Klein | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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Naomi Klein

Summers represents an often overlooked cause of the global financial crisis: Brain Bubbles. Brain Bubbles need to be popped; Larry Summers needs to be stopped!

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Bank Stress Tests: Obama to Meet With Economic Team On Topic

bloomberg.com | Robert Schmidt and Roger Runningen | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business

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April 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will get a progress report on stress tests at the 19 biggest U.S. banks when he meets tomorrow with his ...

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Economic Adviser to the Aristocracy

David Bromwich | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

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David Bromwich

One sees in the recent career of Larry Summers how subtle, consistent, and pervasive are the means by which an aristocracy maintains itself.

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The New Republic: Free Larry Summers

The New Republic | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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On a typical day, Larry Summers, the top White House economic adviser, sits in his office overlooking the Rose Garden and receives a near-endless succ...

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Change?

Bernard Rowan | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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Bernard Rowan

It's time to bring in a new generation of leaders to the White House, not just a new version of the same.

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Obama Holds Press Conference, Meets With Economic Advisers Today

AP | LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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CHICAGO — Barack Obama is signaling a shift in tactics and temperament as he moves from candidate to president-elect, picking sharp-elbowed Wash...

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Campaigns Expand Economic Teams In Response To Crisis

Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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On Tuesday night, as the federal government was seizing control of insurance giant AIG, Sen. Barack Obama was speeding toward a Hollywood fundraiser. ...

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Rachel Weiner

Obama Huddling With Economic Advisers: Two Bush Officials Join Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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***UPDATE*** 4:51pm The AP has more details on Obama's economic meeting today: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irr...

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