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youtube.com - 11/25/2008

Obama: When we make mistakes, we admit them. (video)

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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/25/obama-admits-mistakes/

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Think Progress:  Obama on ‘the new way of doing business’: ‘When we make mistakes, we admit them.’

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:  Obama: We Have A "New Way Of Doing Business, When We Make Mistakes, We Admit Them"

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washingtonpost.com - 11/30/2008

Economically, Obama May Repeat FDR's Mistakes

— washingtonpost.com — Early in what became the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes was asked if anything similar had ever happened. "Yes," he replied, "it was called the Dark Ages, and it lasted 400 years." It did take 25 years, until November 1954, for the Dow to return ... (more) Economically, Obama May Repeat FDR's Mistakes

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nytimes.com - 11/24/2008

Op-Ed Columnist - Admit We Don’t Know

— nytimes.com — “In my view it has to be between five and seven hundred billion dollars,” proclaimed Senator Charles Schumer Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” The “it” is the economic stimulus package the new Congress intends to send to the new president, Barack Obama, in ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Admit We Don’t Know

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prospect.org - 12/2/2008

MISTAKES WERE MADE.

— prospect.org — I've spent part of the day reading about super senior tranches and synthetic bonds and all the rest, and on some level, I think we're making this too complicated. The other day, Robert Rubin was asked if he's made mistakes. "I honestly don't know," ... (more) MISTAKES WERE MADE.

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Obama on ‘the new way of doing business’: ‘When we make mistakes, we admit them.’
Think Progress — During yesterday’s press conference with President-elect Obama, the journalists was divided into a White Sox section and a Cubs section. The pool reporter lamented that he — “a genuine White Sox fan” — was assigned to the Cubs section. During today’s press conference, Obama apologized to the reporter and took a shot at the Bush administration’s unwillingness to admit error: I understand that as a life-long White Sox fan, you were placed in the Cubs section yesterday. And I want to apologize for that. This is also part of the new way of doing business: When we make mistakes, we admit ...

Obama: We Have A "New Way Of Doing Business, When We Make Mistakes, We Admit Them"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Obama gave another press conference today about the economy. While apologizing to a reporter about putting him in the wrong section at his press conference yesterday, Obama made an administration vow: "This is also the new way of doing business, when we make mistakes, we admit them." More on President Obama<br style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' ...