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Obama: Economic crisis 'not as bad as we think'
breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - Confronting misgivings, even in his own party, President Barack Obama mounted a stout defense... of his blueprint to overhaul the economy Thursday, declaring the national crisis is "not as bad as we think" and his plans will speed ... (more) Obama: Economic crisis 'not as bad as we think'
World hunger, the crisis inside the economic crisis - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — This is a disaster for the bottom billion, the one out of six humans living on less... than $2 a day. But as always, the poor have a problem getting our attention -- especially when the rich have lost half their wealth. Today's attention deficit is this: ... (more) World hunger, the crisis inside the economic crisis - ...
"Americans Like Big Government: They just don't really know it yet."
althouse.blogspot.com — That's the line. And, of course, part of Big Government is to feed us that line. It's... part of the scheme of getting us to like it. Sometimes government sounds like a creepy stalker.... blog advertising blog advertising (more) "Americans Like Big Government: They just don't really ...
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The more things “change,” the more they stay the same
Sister Toldjah — ... We’re all supposed to “tighten our belts” and do the best with what we have, but the federal government, OTOH … ...

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