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powerlineblog.com - 3/6/2009

Is He Doing It On Purpose?

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There's a school of thought that the Obama administration is deliberately damaging the economy and gutting the stock market, on the theory that doing so will make more people dependent on the government and pave the way for a far-left regime. Doug Ross makes the argument: Consider ...

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