nytimes.com - 11/23/2008
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Barack Obama is indicating that he will pursue a far more ambitious plan of stimulus spending and tax cuts than what he outlined on the campaign trail. >
blogs.wsj.com - 11/23/2008
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Cam Simpson reports from Washington. Aides to President-elect
Barack Obama suggested on Sunday that he wouldnt immediately...
implement a pledged rollback of tax cuts for the top tier of American income earners, because of the worsening ...
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Obama Aides Suggest Rollback of Bush Tax Cuts Could Be ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely
to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized...
or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who ...
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Obama Advisers: Torture Prosecutions Not Likely
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Obama aides signal bigger tax cuts?
Majikthise —
... I'm disappointed to read that Barack Obama might let a Bush tax cut for the wealthy expire in 2011, instead of repealing it sooner: WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama
has signaled that he will pursue a far more ambitious plan of spending
and tax cuts than anything he outlined on the campaign trail — a plan
"big enough to deal with the huge problem we face,” a top adviser said
Sunday — setting the tone for a recovery effort that could absorb and
define much of his term.
A member of the Obama economic advisory team, William M. ...
Two presidents
BuzzMachine —
... What we need instead is, indeed, two presidents. And we’re beginning to get that. Barack Obama is revealing his path and is taking action. The fact that the stock market can reach orgasm just on his naming a Treasury secretary - and not a particular superstar at that (see Andrew Ross ...
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