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The Chamber of Commerce pursued failed policies during the Bush years, so why should Obama listen to it?
slate.com - 10/27/2009
The Chamber of Commerce pursued failed policies during the Bush years, so why should Obama listen to it?
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Click image to expand. U.S. Chamber of Commerce This has been a rough period for the Chamber of Commerce , the Washington, D.C., organization that claims to be the voice of American business. Its doubts about climate change and the desirability of capping emissions have ...
baselinescenario.com - 10/20/2009
Why is the Chamber of Commerce Defending Big Banks?
— baselinescenario.com — On Warren Olney’s radio show To The Point yesterday , I had a chance to talk with... US Chamber of Commerce management directly regarding the issue posed here last week: Why would an organization representing 3 million small businesses come out in support of our largest banks? My question was ... (more) Why is the Chamber of Commerce Defending Big Banks?

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Economist's View — ... Why should Obama listen to the Chamber of Commerce? - Daniel Gross Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance - ...

"The Chamber's Mistakes"
Economist's View — ... The Chamber's Mistakes, by  Daniel Gross, Commentary, Slate: This has been a rough period for the Chamber of Commerce, the Washington, D.C., organization that claims to be the voice of American business. Its doubts about climate change ... have led prominent members to quit... With Democrats controlling both Congress and the White House, it doesn't have natural allies. ... The change in political facts ... and its own poor choice of words have left the chamber feeling a bit left out. CEO Thomas Donahue gave a long interview to the Wall Street ...

Why No One Pays Attention to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Capital Gains and Games — We got exactly the policies it advocated from 2001 to 2008 and look what we ended up with--miserable growth, budgetary profligacy, and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. And the Chamber still thinks George W. Bush's policies are the ones that will restore growth. Is that nuts or what? http://www.slate.com/id/2233606/ ...

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