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breitbart.com - 12/5/2008

Democrats want a more assertive Obama

— breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the... major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at ... (more) Democrats want a more assertive Obama

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Barack Obama

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news.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008

Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP)

— news.yahoo.com — AP - Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major... economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. ... (more) Democrats: Obama needs hands-on economic approach (AP)

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Barack Obama

Barney Frank

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thehill.com - 12/8/2008

Frank predicts second auto bailout in March

— thehill.com — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that the incoming Obama administration will likely explore a second, long-term bailout... of automakers next March while saying an agreement on the first is nearly complete. The chairman of the House Financial Services ... (more) Frank predicts second auto bailout in March

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Democrats v. Obama
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Maybe it's a small kerfuffle, but Congressional Democrats had heretofore kept their impatience at the Obama transition to themselves. Now, Barney Frank, Carl Levin, and Chris Dodd have all publicly asked Mr. Obama to get more involved in the auto industry bailout negotiations.  Congressional Democrats seem to want Obama to either publicly endorse a specific set of conditions for the automakers to adhere to, or to more aggressively (and privately) bargain with the Bush White House. ...

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Obama promised change, not miracles
Newshoggers.com — ... I wouldn't want to be Barack Obama right now. I have a feeling at this point he's wondering why he ever wanted this job. He survived a brutal two year long campaign and now, only a month later, he's under fire from all quarters and he hasn't even been sworn in yet. I fully appreciate Barney Frank's joke about post-partisanship and he's absolutely right that the very concept begs for derision, but really, what is Obama supposed to do? ...