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Obama Steps Up to the Plate on the Economy
Obama Steps Up to the Plate on the Economy
President-elect Barack Obama with, from left, Timothy Geithner, Christina Romer and Larry Summers during a press conference in Chicago on Nov. 24
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VDH: MSM Unprofessional Lobbying For Obama Will, In A Decade Or Two, Become Case Study In Graduate Classes On Journalistic Ethics
Flopping Aces — ... been anything we have learned from this election, it’s that the only thing that matters is the D next to the name. The same policies under Bush that were evil are not thought of as, well, necessary. While 52% of the nation fell for one of the biggest con jobs in American history by electing the most inexperience politician to come around in a century, we can take solace that we didn’t fall for the MSM and their baloney. I mean look at the headlines now: Obama Steps Up to the Plate on the Economy Hope springs eternal for Obama presidency ...

The Early Word: Obama Tackles the Budget
The Caucus — ... between the current president and the president-elect was evident as they both attempted to “inject confidence into the trembling financial markets.” Here’s more from Mr. Zeleny: For his part, Mr. Obama sought to assure Americans and foreign investors that he was seeking to fill any leadership vacuum, and said his economic advisers would begin working “today.” The advisers include Timothy F. Geithner, his choice for Treasury secretary. And this is Time Magazine’s Michael Duffy’s take : Obama’s vow to move “swiftly and boldly” is a sign that the incoming Administration is not ...

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