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reuters.com - 11/23/2008
Obama may delay tax-cut rollback for wealthy | U.S.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying a campaign promise - to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans - as part of his economic recovery strategy, two aides said on Sunday. David Axelrod, the Obama campaign strategist who was chosen to be a senior White ...
blogs.wsj.com - 11/23/2008
Obama Aides Suggest Rollback of Bush Tax Cuts Could Be Delayed
— blogs.wsj.com — Cam Simpson reports from Washington. Aides to President-elect Barack Obama suggested on Sunday that he wouldn’t immediately... implement a pledged rollback of tax cuts for the top tier of American income earners, because of the worsening ... (more) Obama Aides Suggest Rollback of Bush Tax Cuts Could Be ...

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/23/2008
Obama Considers Delaying Tax Increase
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is considering delaying his proposal to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the... wealthiest Americans in light of the economic downturn, two aides said on Sunday. Bill Daley, an adviser to Obama and commerce secretary under ... (more) Obama Considers Delaying Tax Increase

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powerlineblog.com - 11/24/2008
Obama to Delay Tax Increase?
— powerlineblog.com — That's how Reuters interprets David Axelrod's appearance on Fox News Sunday this morning, although it dutifully refers... to the proposed tax increase as a "high-income tax-cut repeal." Here is the exchange; you can judge for yourself: WALLACE: ... (more) Obama to Delay Tax Increase?

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Obama may delay high-income tax-cut repeal: aide

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Obama may delay high-income tax-cut repeal: aide
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying an election promise - to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans - as part of his economic recovery strategy, a senior aide and an adviser said on Sunday. David Axelrod, one of Obama's closest confidants chosen to be a senior White House adviser, was asked if the tax cut could be ended later than Obama called for during the campaign. "Considerations will be made," he said on "Fox News Sunday." Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AM1F1200... ...

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Suburban Guerrilla — Ah yes, the old “considerations will be made” routine: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama may consider delaying an election promise - to roll back tax cuts on high-income Americans - as part of his economic recovery strategy, a senior aide and an adviser said on Sunday. David Axelrod, one of Obama’s closest confidants chosen to be a senior White House adviser, was asked if the tax cut could be ended later than Obama called for during the campaign. “Considerations will be made,” he said on “Fox News ...

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Obama's Tax Hike for the Rich May Be Delayed — CNSNews.com Headlines
An economic crisis, rising joblessness and a credit squeeze can make a president-elect refine his words. Today's word is "repeal." During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to repeal President George W. Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of their scheduled expiration ...
Tax Cuts May Stay — The Page by Mark Halperin
NY Times: A member of the Obama economic advisory team, William M. Daley , acknowledged that because of the gravity of the situation, Mr. Obama was leaning toward letting a Bush tax cut for the wealthy expire on schedule in 2011 rather than repealing it ...
— Barcepundit (English edition)
AS I SAID yesterday, the honeymoon between Obama and his worshippers may not last long: not only he seems to have picked Hillary Clinton for State. Now he's signaling that he plans to delay tax-cut rollback for the wealthy. Europeans are starting to get nervy .
Obama May Not Repeal Bush Tax Cuts — TalkLeft
The New York Times reports President-Elect Obama may not repeal the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy but let them expire naturally in 2011. A member of the Obama economic advisory team, William M. Daley, acknowledged that because of the gravity of the situation, Mr. Obama was leaning toward ...
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The possibility that President-elect Barack Obama will hold off on a repeal of President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy has disappointed liberal bloggers. Obama's Cabinet has already given bloggers on both sides something to complain about. The "Saturday Night Live" portrayal of Obama's profane ...
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 ...