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Obama's leap of faith
Political Animal — ... with bipartisan congressional leadership on the Hill yesterday, and made a pitch for an economic recovery package. Despite significant Democratic majorities in both chambers, Barack Obama gave every indication of taking Republican concerns seriously . House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, argued that public dissatisfaction with the Troubled Asset Relief Program money to help stabilize the nation's financial systems and the way it was rammed through the Congress demands more transparency and accountability with the stimulus bill. "I agree with you," the President-elect ...

Progressive Breakfast: Tax Cut Pushback
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... Conservatives were eager to get the econ bill online in advance of a floor vote, in hopes of finding a handful of small items they could use to distort and mock the overall package. In yesterday's meeting with congressional leaders, Obama was not phazed. From ABC: ...

Transparency and Bipartisanship On the March. Really!
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... ) popularity has as much to do with stuff like this as it does with his personal charisma and his plans for fixing the economy, health care, and America's reputation abroad. Even those who opposed Obama during the campaign are seeing that the new administration will be run with respect for the other side and a full embrace of transparency. JPT: ...