thehill.com - 1/9/2009
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The first rift between the Obama White House and congressional Democrats began to open Thursday as lawmakers pushed back against the extent of the president-elect’s proposed tax cuts. Democrats on Capitol Hill questioned the lengths to which Barack Obama was seeking to win over Republicans. ...
theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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theatlantic.com —
Image credit: Davis Turner/EPA/Corbis A few days after
the presidential election, as Barack Obama’s senior staff went...
into post-campaign hibernation, I logged onto my AOL Instant Messenger account at about 7:30 a.m. to find that David Axelrod, ...
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Race Over? - The Atlantic
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CNSNews.com Headlines —
... The Hill: Conyers s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore Washington Post: Polygamist leader: Arrest is religious persecution Chicago Sun-Times: Blago seeks to have Fitzgerald removed from case The Guardian: Obama administration prepared to hold low level talks with Hamas Fox News/AP: Obama: Let's Postpone Digital TV Switch Washington Times: Obama tax cut could hurt Social Security The Hill: Dems and Obama split on tax cuts New York Times: Obama stimulus plan runs into cross-fire from his ...
Dems Beat Up on Obama Plan
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Obama's proposed tax cuts Reuters : U.S. Democrats skeptical on stimulus tax breaks Bloomberg : Democrats Criticize Parts of Obama Stimulus Plan Dow Jones : Senate Finance Panel Democrats Scornful Of Obama Tax Cut Plan AFP : Democrats chafe at Obama's tax cut plans WSJ : Democrats Raise Doubts Over Obama's Economic Plan NY Times : Senate Allies Fault Obama on Stimulus CNN : Dems give Obama aides 'barrage of criticism' on stimulus plan Hill : Dems and Obama split on taxes
Obama lays out job projections expected from stimulus
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... This sounds great, of course. But, we still don't know what's actually in Obama's stimulus proposal. The tax portion, designed to solicit GOP support, got smacked around on Capitol Hill this week. We also don't know what will eventually pass in Congress. But, actual job creation is probably the best deliverable. ...
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