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Estrogen for Obama

Sara Davidson | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Sara Davidson

It's hard to describe how transported we felt walking out of that women's conference. Some were in tears. Others felt reassured to have heard in person the kind of policy Obama wants to enact.

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Stewart Heckled by Wall St. Crowd Over Obama

Vicky Ward | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Vicky Ward

Comedian Jon Stewart, probably New York's most beloved television host, started to speak -- and to my astonishment -- was heckled

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The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Robert Rubin, Not Autoworkers

Dean Baker | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

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Dean Baker

The Post was near hysterical in its support of the Wall Street bailout earlier this month. Now the occasion comes to bail out the auto industry and the Post goes ballistic the other way.

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The Battle for Obama's Economic Soul

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

The battle for Barack Obama's economic soul is on in earnest, and it has nothing to do with the "European socialism" that John McCain attempted to use as an epithet against him.

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Boston Tea Party, 2008

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

How dare you throw that tea into Boston Harbor! Such is the anti-democratic arrogance of telling us if we don't instantly give Wall Street $700 billion, then we are destroying America.

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Take A Deep Breath And Count To Three

Aaron Harber | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business

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Aaron Harber

Congress and the current Administration have allowed the nation's finances to deteriorate to a dangerous level.

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A Fitting Denouement to the Era of George W. Bush

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Rubin, John McCain, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Glass-Steagall, Barack Obama, Economic Meltdown, Financial Crisis, Herbert Hoover, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The worst financial collapse since the Great Depression is somehow a fitting end to eight miserable years under the worst presidential administration ...

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How Obama Can Demonstrate Real Leadership on the Economic Crisis

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

For Obama to show the kind of transformational leadership the crisis demands, he needs to do what so many of his critics have chided him for not doing: take a stand that puts him at odds with the establishment of his own Party. Read More WATCH: Arianna On The CBS Early Show Discussing America's Changing Perception of Sarah Palin The Palin Doctrine: Why the Neocons Are So Excited Sarah Palin may not have known what the Bush Doctrine was, but we're getting a pretty good idea of what the Palin Doctrine is. And what is it going to look like? Let's just say, it's going to seem familiar. Read More

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Senator Obama: Seize this Moment

Matt Littman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Matt Littman

We don't know what's coming next. Our houses are losing value. Our 401ks are losing value.

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Who's Your Economic Daddy?

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business

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Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.

Virtually all policy makers involved in economic policy subscribe to a particular economic doctrine, even if they may not be aware of which "camp" they are in.

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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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It's the Economy, Stupid -- Part Deux

Zachary Karabell | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Zachary Karabell

Obama has a remarkable ability to reframe the public debate, but generating passion around "the economy" is still elusive.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Obama Moves To The Center

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama faces the difficult task of shifting his message away from the primary electorate to general election voters, while avoiding angering the...

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Union Critical Of Obama's Top Economic Aide, Slams "Rubinomics"

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

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Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...

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Bill Clinton: Hillary's Rainmaker

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Off The Bus

With Bill Clinton on the stump for Hillary, big bucks follow.

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Citi Shares Fall in Wake Of Shake-Up, Write-Downs

Wall Street Journal | Robin Sidel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Charles Prince couldn't unite the pieces of Citigroup Inc.'s sprawling empire, and his successor will face many of the same challenges that have stymi...

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Robert Rubin Named Citi Chairman Amid Bank's Troubles

New York Times | Eric Dash | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Throughout a long, public career, Robert E. Rubin spanned the highest reaches of Wall Street and Washington, and succeeded wherever he went. Now he m...

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Citigroup CEO Prince Reportedly Resigns

AP | Madlen Read | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Citigroup Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince, beset by the banking company's billions of dollars in losses from investing in bad debt, r...

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