news.yahoo.com - 11/25/2008
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CHICAGO President-elect Barack Obama pledged to make deficit reduction a goal of his administration Tuesday but only after recovery from the financial crisis is well under way. "We are going to have to jump start the economy," he said. At his second news conference in as many days, Obama ...
cqpolitics.com - 11/25/2008
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – BUDGET Nov. 25,
2008 – 12:03 p.m. Obama Vows To Impose Budget...
Discipline As He Promotes Economic Stimulus By Richard Rubin, CQ Staff President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that spending restraint and a federal budget ...
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Obama Says No Extra Help For Chicago Friends (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... President-elect Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that his friends in Chicago and Springfield shouldn't expect special treatment for their debt-ridden governments. Obama made the remark while taking questions after his news conference announcing Peter Orszag as his budget director-designate. ...
Obama Says No Extra Help For Chicago Friends (VIDEO)
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... President-elect Barack Obama indicated Tuesday that his friends in Chicago and Springfield shouldn't expect special treatment for their debt-ridden governments. Obama made the remark while taking questions after his news conference announcing Peter Orszag as his budget director-designate. ...
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news.yahoo.com 11/25/2008 — AP - President-elect Barack Obama signaled Sunday he will move urgently and aggressively to rescue the plunging economy, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. "We're out with the ...
Former Bush Budget Director Praises Obama's Pick for Job
blogs.abcnews.com 11/26/2008 — Former Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who served for several years as director of the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush, today enthusiastically praised President-elect Obama's pick for the job, Peter Orszag, the current director ...
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