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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/8/2009
President-elect Obama Suggests Defaulting on the National Debt
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President-elect Obama apparently believes that the crisis brought on by the collapse of the housing bubble will require defaulting on the national debt. The New York Times reported today that Obama believes that "changes in Social Security and Medicare will be central to efforts to bring ...
The President-elect’s plan
change.gov - 1/13/2009
The President-elect’s plan
— change.gov — Last Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama gave a major speech outlining his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. We... asked some of the leading members of the Transition's policy teams to sit down and talk a bit about it -- why it's necessary, ... (more) The President-elect’s plan

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The Latest on Air America — ... for it.  Here's Dean Baker from Talking Points Memo on Obama's statement that we may have to default on government debt, including social security .  Dean Baker strikes again over at Alternet, where he describe ...

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