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Krugman: GOP 'A Haven For Racists And Reactionaries'
newsbusters.org - 11/3/2008
Krugman: GOP 'A Haven For Racists And Reactionaries'
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The Nobel hasn't conferred any classiness on Paul Krugman. Dancing on the GOP's grave this morning in his NYT column , the newly-minted laureate impugns the party of Lincoln as "a haven for racists and reactionaries." According to Krugman [file photo], tomorrow's election will ...
poligazette.com - 11/6/2008
The Mandate Thing
— poligazette.com — In the last couple of weeks, I argued almost constantly that if Barack Obama would win, I... hoped it would be without a landslide. If he would beat John McCain easily electoral vote wise, I argued, he, the liberal Democratic base and the party’s ... (more) The Mandate Thing

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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/3/2008
The Republicans' future
— washingtonmonthly.com — THE REPUBLICANS' FUTURE.... Paul Krugman considers how Republicans might react if tomorrow's elections go poorly for the... GOP. He's not optimistic. You might think, perhaps hope, that Republicans will engage in some soul-searching, that they'll ask ... (more) The Republicans' future

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Who Should be Treasury Secretary? How About Someone Who Got It Right?
firedoglake.com - 11/7/2008
Who Should be Treasury Secretary? How About Someone Who Got It Right?
— firedoglake.com — Summers at Davos We've been hearing Larry Summers name floated as Treasury Secretary. Bad idea. Not only... did he not call the financial crisis, but he has foot in mouth disease. What a Treasury Secretary says can move markets in a big way, and ... (more) Who Should be Treasury Secretary? How About Someone Who ...

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Krugman: GOP ‘A Haven For Racists And Reactionaries’
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — News Busters November 3, 2008 The Nobel hasn’t conferred any classiness on Paul Krugman. Dancing on the GOP’s grave this morning in his NYT column, the newly-minted laureate impugns the party of Lincoln as “a haven for racists and reactionaries.” According to Krugman [file photo], tomorrow’s election will purge the Republican congressional delegation of some of its more moderate members, leaving it even more “extreme.” The only evidence Krugman adduces in support of his ...

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