cato-at-liberty.org - 11/29/2008
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Posted by Michael F. Cannon President-elect Barack Obama has named former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to head his National Economic Council. Obama also wants to require employers to offer health insurance to their workers. It is therefore instructive to recall what the head of Obama’s ...
cato-at-liberty.org - 11/22/2008
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Posted by Andrew J. Coulson A few months
ago, Barack Obama told a gathering of the American...
Federation of Teachers that he opposes private school choice programs, adding: “We need to focus on fixing and improving our public schools; not throwing our ...
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The Obamas Walk Away from Public Schools (Cato @ Liberty)
motherjones.com - 11/25/2008
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motherjones.com —
On Monday, President-elect Barack Obama announced his economic
team, noting that Lawrence Summers would be the director...
of his National Economic Council. In touting Summers, Obama praised the former treasury secretary for his work during the Clinton ...
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As Obama Taps Larry Summers, Recalling Summer's Days as ...
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So, Just Out Of Curiosity . . .
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Does the President-elect know that when it comes to health care
policy,
he is in basic disagreement over a fundamental issue with his
own incoming head of the National Economic Council? I can't tell
what is going on here. Is the vetting poor? Is Barack Obama backing
away from his commitment to employer mandates? Or is Larry Summers
being asked to swallow his pride and back the Obama position
against his better judgment? ...
So, Just Out Of Curiosity . . .
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
Does the President-elect know that when it comes to health care policy, he is in basic disagreement over a fundamental issue with his own incoming head of the National Economic Council? I can't tell what is going on here. Is the vetting poor? Is Barack Obama backing away from his commitment to employer mandates? Or is Larry Summers being asked to swallow his pride and back the Obama position against his better judgment? If the latter, how much do you want to bet that Team Obama is now desperately trying to make sure that Summers doesn't find any waiting television cameras, ...
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