nytimes.com - 1/12/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama’s economic plan falls well short of what’s needed. To fix it, he needs to stop talking about “jump-starts” and focus on long-term investment. >
nytimes.com - 1/16/2009
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Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether
he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by...
the Bush administration. “I don’t believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking ...
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Op-Ed Columnist: Forgive and Forget?
nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
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President-elect Barack Obama explained why the nation needs
aggressive action to deal with the economic crisis, and...
he’s right. But his economic plan falls well short of what’s needed. >
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Obama Gap
nytimes.com - 1/19/2009
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Like President Bush before him, Barack Obama knows
he, too, will be a war president and that...
the decisions he makes as commander in chief will be his most consequential. >
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Next War President
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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
... Holidays are over, get to work, pundits. William Kristol: Obama's so nice. Nice people suck. Therefore... don't expect any good to come of this Presidency. He'll just continue the failed policies of the last eight years out of politeness. [P.S. Let me point out to my critics that, on average, Monday is the most intellectual day for NY Times opinion. Of course, the average salary when Bill Gates and I drink together is pretty high, too.] Paul Krugman: Last week President-elect Barack Obama was asked to respond to ...
Progressive Breakfast: You Said You Wanted Ideas
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... NYT’s Krugman: "So how can Mr. Obama do more? By including a lot more public investment in his plan -- which will be possible if he takes a longer view." ...
Krugman, Reich, Take Obama Up On Stimulus Advice
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Now Krugman has taken Obama up on his offer. Writing in today's Times, the Nobel Prize winning economist puts together a laundry list of economic to-do's, with the general theme of making the stimulus "bigger." ...
Krugman, Reich, Take Obama Up On Stimulus Advice
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Now Krugman has taken Obama up on his offer. Writing in today's Times, the Nobel Prize winning economist puts together a laundry list of economic to-do's, with the general theme of making the stimulus "bigger." ...
1/13: Oh, Guantanamo
Blogometer —
... 80 votes for his economic stimulus proposal in the Senate. Despite concerns from economists such as Paul Krugman that more than $1 trillion in stimulus is needed, Obama has proposed a $775 billion package under ...
Dr. J.'s Commentary: Where is Obama Going? Hopeful Straws in the Wind
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
Many observers on the Left have been concerned with signals coming out of the Obama Transition team that may indicate the political and ...
The Big Stimulus
Antiwar.com Original —
... have gone up in the smoke of foreclosed mortgages and credit-default swaps. Panaceas are not lacking. Paul Krugman says it doesn't matter what we spend our money on, as long as we throw it away rapidly and without forethought. I have no doubt that soon we'll be hearing the ghost of Huey Long promising " ...
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