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silentmajority09.blogspot.com - 3/28/2009
No middle class tax cut? What happened?
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Obama's middle class tax cut may not survive budget. So read the ABC News headline. I was reminded of Bush Sr.’s “no new taxes” rhetoric and more of the same from his successor Bill Clinton. Is it realistic to expect Obama to hold true to his promises of a middle class tax cut? I think the ...
Obama's Middle Class Tax Cut May Not Survive Budget
abcnews.go.com - 3/25/2009
Obama's Middle Class Tax Cut May Not Survive Budget
— abcnews.go.com — President Obama's budget chief hinted Wednesday that the president's signature campaign issue -- a middle-class tax cut... -- will not likely survive a budget battle with Democrats on Capitol Hill. On a conference call with reporters in advance of the ... (more) Obama's Middle Class Tax Cut May Not Survive Budget

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neoneocon.com - 4/4/2009
Obama and the disturbing influence of Frank Marshall Davis
— neoneocon.com — Much has been written about the fact that Frank Marshall Davis was a mentor to the young... Barack Obama. But Davis was an unusual role model for a boy; not only was he a sometime pedophile, according to a book he wrote under a pseudonym, but he was ... (more) Obama and the disturbing influence of Frank Marshall Davis

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politics.theatlantic.com - 3/26/2009
'Why Doesn't He Get It?'
— politics.theatlantic.com — Considering that Democrats last November won their most sweeping electoral victory since 1964, and now enjoy unified... control of government for the first time since 1994, the organized Left doesn't seem very happy these days. Some of that discontent ... (more) 'Why Doesn't He Get It?'

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