nytimes.com - 11/30/2008
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WHAT President-elect Barack Obama will need to do is horribly complicated but also very clear. First, he must stop the economy from going deeper into recession. Then he needs to bring about a robust recovery, preferably in ways that support the long-term needs of the United States: by repairing ...
nytimes.com - 11/24/2008
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London AFGHANISTAN does not matter as much as
Barack Obama thinks. Terrorism is not the key strategic...
threat facing the United States. America, Britain and our allies have not created a positive stable environment in the Middle East. We have no clear ...
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nytimes.com - 11/23/2008
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THE surge in Iraq has been one of
the most impressive military accomplishments in recent years. It...
has been so successful that the emerging consensus is that what may now be needed in Afghanistan is a similar surge of American forces. President-elect ...
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Op-Ed Contributor - Transitions - One Surge Does Not ...
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Stiglitz: Economist consensus: no time for half-measures
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Joe Stiglitz in the NY Times:
A $1 Trillion Answer
By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
Published: November 29, 2008
WHAT President-elect Barack Obama will need to do is horribly complicated but also very clear.
First, he must stop the economy from going deeper into recession. Then he needs to bring about a robust recovery, preferably in ways that support the long-term needs of the United States: by repairing our neglected public works, invigorating our technological leadership, making our society greener, fixing our health care problems, healing ...
Bob Burnett: Obama's First 100 Days: The Economy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... is considering a relief package in the range of $500 billion to place on Obama's desk on January 20th. However, many economists believe more funds are required; they argue an effective stimulus will cost upwards of $1 trillion. ...
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