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Face Of The Day
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 4/23/2009
Face Of The Day
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Larry Summers, director of the National Economic Council, attends a meeting with US President Barack Obama and representatives of the major credit card companies in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 23, 2009. By Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty.
thinkprogress.org - 4/23/2009
Larry Summers falls asleep during meeting Obama’s meeting with credit card executives.
— thinkprogress.org — Today, President Obama met with credit card industry officials at the White House. After the meeting, he... pledged to push for a law that would offer " strong and reliable " protections for credit card users in the United States. He called the session ... (more) Larry Summers falls asleep during meeting Obama’s ...

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Summers Caught a-Snoozin'
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/23/2009
Summers Caught a-Snoozin'
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — The president's chief economic adviser isn't quite captivated by his boss' conversation with major credit card companies.... (more) Summers Caught a-Snoozin'

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Larry Summers' cat-nap at credit talks
swamppolitics.com - 4/23/2009
Larry Summers' cat-nap at credit talks
— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva Listen, they are burning the midnight oil at the Treasury Department these days, what... with billions of dollars going out the door to bail out the economy. And over at the White House, where Larry Summers serves as ... (more) Larry Summers' cat-nap at credit talks

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Balloon Juice — ... You know, a lot of people are flaming Larry Summers for dozing off, and having sat through a three hour meeting this morning in which I had to resort to stabbing myself in the thigh with my keys to stay awake, I’m with him. It happens. ...

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