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Obama, McCain Pit Plumbers vs Hedge-Fund Managers in Tax Debate
bloomberg.com - 10/23/2008
Obama, McCain Pit Plumbers vs Hedge-Fund Managers in Tax Debate
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Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The presidential campaign yesterday came down to a contest of ``Joe the Plumber'' versus ``Joe the Hedge-Fund Manager.'' Republican John McCain continued to invoke the Ohio man, known now as Joe the Plumber, to charge that Democrat Barack Obama would raise taxes on ...
My Personal Work Incentives
gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 10/26/2008
My Personal Work Incentives
— gregmankiw.blogspot.com — Here is a question that you may have been thinking about: How do the different candidates' tax... plans affect Greg Mankiw's incentive to work? Okay, you probably haven't been thinking about this. But I have, because, after all, I am Greg Mankiw. And if ... (more) My Personal Work Incentives

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csmonitor.com - 10/17/2008
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— csmonitor.com — Ups and downs in history of one-party rule C. Hong/AP/File Power team? Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama... with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill in July. Ups and downs in history of one-party rule If Obama wins and Democrats ... (more) The Christian Science Monitor | csmonitor.com

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Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
journalism.org - 10/27/2008
Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
— journalism.org — How the Press Reported the 2008 General Election The media coverage of the race for president has... not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media ... (more) Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in ...

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Dealbreaker:  Joe

HedgeFundBlogger.com by Richard Wilson:  Joe The Hedge Fund Manager | Not Joe The Plumber

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Joe
Dealbreaker — ... please lend us the sleeping pills you've been using. We'd like to coast through the next many days before the election in a narcotic haze. At a rally in Richmond, Virginia, Obama responded by saying, McCain ``isn't fighting for Joe the Plumber; he's fighting for Joe the Hedge-Fund Manager.'' At first we were puzzled, but then it occurred to us: It's the same Joe. And this has the virtue of explaining much of September's (non)performance. Obama, McCain Pit Plumbers vs Hedge-Fund Managers in Tax Debate [Bloomberg]

Joe The Hedge Fund Manager | Not Joe The Plumber
HedgeFundBlogger.com by Richard Wilson — Joe the Hedge Fund Manager Joe The Hedge Fund Manager Since hedge funds are rarely discussed during the presidential debate here's a short story on a Obama / McCain debate about Joe the Plumber vs. Joe the Hedge Fund Manager being helped by each parties tax plans. The presidential campaign yesterday came down to a contest of ``Joe the Plumber'' versus ``Joe the Hedge-Fund Manager.'' Republican John McCain continued to invoke the Ohio man, known now as Joe the Plumber, to charge that Democrat Barack Obama would raise taxes on American workers. Obama countered that his plan would cut ...

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