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Obama to Krugman: Show Me The Workable Ideas!
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/9/2009
Obama to Krugman: Show Me The Workable Ideas!
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Like everyone in the blogosphere, I’ve been following Paul Krugman’s concerns that the Obama stimulus plan isn’t big enough. Today, Obama said he’s willing to listen to any ideas Krugman has about good projects on which to spend money: Look, there’s some ...

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Obama: ‘If Paul Krugman has a good idea…then we’re going to do it.’
thinkprogress.org - 1/9/2009
Obama: ‘If Paul Krugman has a good idea…then we’re going to do it.’
— thinkprogress.org — Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has been a frequent critic of President-elect Obama. During the primary season, he faulted Obama for saying there is a Social Security “ crisis ,” refusing to adopt a mandate in his health care ... (more) Obama: ‘If Paul Krugman has a good idea…then we’re going ...

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mediamatters.org - 1/11/2009
Media Matters: Conservative media peddle a raw deal
— mediamatters.org — The conservative punditocracy that has spent the past eight years propping up a president who gave us an illegitimate war and leaves us with an almost unimaginably bad economic crisis apparently grows weary of defending this spectacular failure of a ... (more) Media Matters: Conservative media peddle a raw deal

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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 1/14/2009
The Laffer curve of the Democrats
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — From Paul Krugman's website, a commenter asks an incisive question : Is it just me, or is this argument for government spending starting to sound just a bit like the Democratic version of the Laffer Curve? i.e. more borrowing means more tax revenue, ... (more) The Laffer curve of the Democrats

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Appearance and reality of Success
Newshoggers.com — ... .  This is a good thing.  And the Obama team is at least signaling it wants to hear alternatives from its friendly critics.  That is another good thing: ...

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