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DeMint: Obama Is "Out Of Control"

Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics

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Senator Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who has taken a particular glee in pushing the argument that health care could be Obama's unraveling, did little to calm t...

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Can We Afford All This Spending?

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

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Hale

There has been a war of words written about Washington's recent increase in spending. However, this war hasn't focused on the numbers. Let's take a look at the numbers and see what they tell us.

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Obama Is Leading Us Down the Road to Economic Hell

Henry Blodget | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business

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Henry Blodget

Economist Woody Brock has written a long, persuasive analysis that the Obama administration is taking us down a dangerous path on the economy and I must admit, I find his argument persuasive.

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Obama Earmark Reform Remarks (FULL TEXT)

AP/MSNBC | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama plans to sign a massive spending bill to keep the federal government running, even though it is stashed with the very kinds of ...

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Sharper Economic Downturn Complicates Obama Spending Plans

New York Times | PETER S. GOODMAN | Posted 03.31.2009 | Business

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The economy is spiraling down at an accelerating pace, threatening to undermine the Obama administration's spending plans, which anticipate vigorous r...

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Live Video: Obama, Biden Open Fiscal Responsibility Summit

MSNBC | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden open the Fiscal Responsibility Summit. Event is scheduled to begin at 1pm EST. .msnbcLinks {fo...

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AP: Obama Plans Eclipsing New Deal Spending

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — In sheer size, the economic measures announced by President Barack Obama to address "a crisis unlike we've ever known" are remarkab...

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Reagan Aide Backs Obama On Stimulus Spending

Wall Street Journal | JUSTIN LAHART | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Martin Feldstein is an unlikely Democrats' darling. The onetime presidential adviser to Ronald Reagan might even be considered the least likely advoc...

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Remembering the Lessons of Economics 101: Why Increasing the Federal Deficit Does Not Mean that Our Kids Must Sacrifice to Pay the Bill

Robert Creamer | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Republicans will argue that when times are tough you don't increase your spending, you tighten your belt and live within your means. That may be a good idea for an individual. It's a terrible idea for a country.

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Sam Stein

Obama: A Continued Economic Decline Is Not Acceptable

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama, addressing the press for the fifth straight day, offered perhaps his gloomiest assessment yet on the current economic situation. Relayin...

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Sources: Obama taps GOP lawmaker, senior regulator

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Mary Schapiro to head the much-criticized age...

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Obama's Fighter Jet Decision Represents Clash Of Two Goals

New York Times | CHRISTOPHER DREW | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Two of President-elect Barack Obama's stated goals -- cutting wasteful spending and saving or creating millions of jobs -- are on a collision course i...

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Dems Readying Health, Spending Legislation For Obama's First Day

NY Times | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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Democratic Congressional leaders and the nascent Obama administration are moving quickly to assert control over federal policy, aiming to have economi...

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Sam Stein

New GOP Mail Goes After Obama On Lobbyists, Taxes, And Socialism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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The anti-Obama mail keeps piling up. A reader forwarded a set of pieces that go after the Illinois Democrat for not, really, being a thorn in the side...

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Obama, McCain spend record $94M in August

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain together spent $94 million in August, a record spree mostly aimed at about a dozen...

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Sam Stein

Clinton Camp: It's A Miracle We're Not Behind In Pennsylvania

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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If you were operating off of the tone of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign it's a downright political miracle that the she isn't trailing B...

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Obama Spends Heavily To Seek Knockout Blow

New York Times | Adam Nagourney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Taking advantage of his financial edge, Senator Barack Obama is buying large amounts of advertising and building extensive get-out-the-vote operations...

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Obama TV Spending Prompted Hillary Loan

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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When Sen. Barack Obama began to bombard Super Tuesday states with television ads late last month, top advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly ...

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