blanksslate.blogspot.com - 11/7/2008
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I have no illusions about an Obama presidency. I dislike the bulk of his policies. I cringe at the thought of a united Democrat-controlled government. I think the already impossible expectations of any president have been amplified for him and he is thus almost guaranteed to fail--perhaps ...
bloomberg.com - 11/13/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama is
pushing Congress this year to approve as much as...
$50 billion to save cash-starved U.S. automakers and appoint a czar or board to oversee the companies, a move that would require President George ...
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Obama Pushes for $50 Billion for Automakers, Oversight Czar
finalternatives.com - 11/5/2008
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finalternatives.com —
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won a decisive and
historic victory, becoming the first African-American to win the...
U.S. presidency. The Illinois senator, who just four years ago was a state senator in the Land of Lincoln, became the first Democratic ...
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Obama Wins Presidency, Hedge Funds React
guardian.co.uk - 11/9/2008
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guardian.co.uk —
President-elect Barack Obama plans to crack down on
international tax havens, including Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle...
of Man, within weeks of taking power in January, putting him on a collision course with Gordon Brown. There is growing international ...
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Barack Obama backs crackdown on tax havens
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And yet another libertarian falls for the race guff
Eidelblog —
Here. How many times can I ask this? Why is Obama's skin tone a factor to any degree? Libertarians, more than anyone, should believe in meritocracy. But I'm finding more and more self-professed "libertarians" who like the fact of our first affirmative action president.
Microblog 2008-11-06
Overlawyered —
Expects to have to fight Obama on policy, wept anyway when he came to podium for victory speech [Jonathan Blanks] #
Every self-respecting insider-trading ring should include an exotic dancer and a Croatian underwear seamstress [Bainbridge] #
New panel discussion: why are schools so bureaucratized and what can we do about it? [NewTalk] # @sekimori “Bureaucracy is to protect the system from litigation.” Not cynical to think this is one big part of the problem. #
@bschuelke: “Why is it ...
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