washingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
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Hullabaloo —
... I watched Obama's speech on the economy this morning, and I thought he laid out the scope of the problem and the consequences of inaction pretty well. He also cited the source of the crisis - "profound irresponsibility" and the final judgment on failed laissez-faire policies. And he's signaled that he's perfectly willing to let the package's total ...
1/9: Selling The Stimulus
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January 09, 2009 1/9: Selling The Stimulus Liberal bloggers gave positive reviews to Barack Obama 's economic speech . They were particularly impressed by his rhetoric about the need for swift government action to address the economic crisis, which they're describing as ...
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