msnbc.msn.com - 11/22/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting a two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump.
weeklystandard.com - 11/22/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
The Obama administration is about to discover that
the terrorists detained at Guantánamo are there for good
reason. by Thomas Joscelyn 12/01/2008, Volume 014, Issue 11
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Clear and Present Danger
change.gov - 11/24/2008
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change.gov —
President-elect Barack Obama today announced a bold initiative
to save or create 2.5 million jobs in the
next two years. In his weekly address, President-elect Obama announced that he has directed his economic team to formulate an Economic Recovery ...
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Acting 'swiftly and boldly'
Political Animal —
... and the alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead." Obama added that this spending will help address the immediate crisis and offer "long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long." He also noted the 1.2 million jobs that have already been lost this year, and insisted that we now have to act "swiftly and boldly." He used the word again towards the end, noting that the "American Dream" has endured because, in "our darkest hours," we have "acted ...
Obama Outlines Plan for Massive Stimulus
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Reuters: Politics 11/22/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort.
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(CNN) – Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter confirms to CNN the Obama daughters will attend Sidwell Friends school in Washington, DC.
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