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washingtonpost.com - 11/10/2008
Aide: Middle-Class Tax Cut a Priority
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washingtonpost.com - 11/12/2008
Guantanamo Closure Called Obama Priority
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politico.com - 11/13/2008
Obama will stick to middle-class tax cut
— politico.com — A middle-class tax cut will be one of Obama’s first proposals after taking office, Emanuel said. (more) Obama will stick to middle-class tax cut

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The Note: Goldilocks Approach: Obama Seeks Balanced Pace
Political Radar — ... and also encompass other elements of Mr. Obama’s campaign platform, even if larger goals are put off.” The pressure builds, already: “Saying Obama's decisive election victory amounts to a mandate, many of the president-elect's staunchest supporters, including labor leaders, are looking for strong, swift action on many of the sweeping proposals -- including reforming health care and increasing the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation -- that he pushed on the campaign trail,” Michael A. Fletcher writes in The Washington Post. “But at the same time, Obama will be under ...

Confused On Taxes
Open Left - Front Page — I'm confused about the state of Barack Obama's tax promises. Last week we heard this strong, admirable declaration that campaign promises would be upheld - a rejection of the "center-right" media meme that claims tax increases on the super-wealthy always hurt the economy (reporters somehow forget how the economy boomed after Bill Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy): ...

David Sirota: Confused About Tax Promises
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... I'm confused about the state of Barack Obama's tax promises. Last week we heard this strong, admirable declaration that campaign promises would be upheld - a rejection of the "center-right" media meme that claims tax increases on the super-wealthy always hurt the economy (reporters somehow forget how the economy boomed after Bill Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy): ...

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