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Politics : President Barack Obama

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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (64994)11/13/2009 5:36:52 PM
From: ChinuSFO  Read Replies (2) of 149317
 
Obama has made some right moves in the past few days. They include convening a jobs summit, something that Bill Clinton did even before being sworn in. Now he is looking to trim the deficit after having given the economy a good deal of oxygen to survive. This budget trimming may also be some incentive for Senate Blue Dogs and Republicans particularly Lieberman, to support the health care bill.

It seems he is not leaning on sending additional troops to Afghanistan. This will also serve as a Treasury boost.
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Obama Eyes Domestic Spending Freeze
By ANDREW TAYLOR, AP
posted: 1 HOUR 4 MINUTES

WASHINGTON (Nov. 13) - The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall.

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