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Op-Ed Columnist - Not Enough Audacity
nytimes.com - 6/26/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Not Enough Audacity
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When it comes to domestic policy, there are two Barack Obamas. On one side there’s Barack the Policy Wonk, whose command of the issues — and ability to explain those issues in plain English — is a joy to behold. But on the other side there’s Barack the Post-Partisan, who searches for common ...
Op-Ed Columnist - That ’30s Show
nytimes.com - 7/3/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - That ’30s Show
— nytimes.com — O.K., Thursday’s jobs report settles it. We’re going to need a bigger stimulus. But does the president... know that? Let’s do the math. Since the recession began, the U.S. economy has lost 6 ½ million jobs — and as that grim employment report confirmed, ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - That ’30s Show

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nytimes.com - 6/24/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Something for Nothing
— nytimes.com — On May 12, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on health care reform. There was a... long table of 13 experts, and a vast majority agreed that ending the tax exemption on employer-provided health benefits should be part of a reform package.  ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Something for Nothing

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Op-Ed Columnist - Out of the Shadows
nytimes.com - 6/19/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Out of the Shadows
— nytimes.com — Would the Obama administration’s plan for financial reform do what has to be done? Yes and no.... Yes, the plan would plug some big holes in regulation. But as described, it wouldn’t end the skewed incentives that made the current crisis inevitable. ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Out of the Shadows

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Paul Krugman: Not Enough Audacity
Economist's View — ... Not Enough Audacity, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: When it comes to domestic policy, there are two Barack Obamas. ...

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