Obama On Economic Crisis, Transition, Also Discusses National Security, Iraq, And His Cabinet In 60 Minutes Interview
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www.cbsnews.com — (CBS) Kroft: Have you been reading anything about the Depression? Anything about FDR? Mr. Obama: You know, I have actually. There's a new book out about FDR's first 100 days and what you see in FDR that I hope my team can-- emulate, is not always getting it right, but projecting a sense of ...
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“Never Allow A Crisis To Go To Waste”
Stones Cry Out — ... The top issue on President-Elect Barack Obama’s agenda on January 20 will no doubt be the economy. Over the weekend, Mr. Obama gave a hint of who he was looking for as a role model in an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes: ...

Jon Alter: Bill Clinton's 'Very, Very Positive' Global Work Shouldn't Raise Conflicts for Hillary
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... . When asked, Obama said he was referring to Alter's book, but also an FDR book by Jean Edward Smith. Touting the books of liberal journalists, padding their book royalties? Isn't that an ideological earmark of some kind? Obama touted a "new" book, no author attached, on CBS: ...

Ira Chernus: The First Hundred Days or the Last Hundred Days?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Looking back on Barack Obama's first post-election interview with 60 Minutes, no one should be surprised that he admitted he's reading about Franklin D. Roosevelt's first hundred days in office. In fact, the president-elect -- evidently taking no chances -- is reportedly reading ...

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