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Why are there so many leaks about President-Elect Obama's cabinet nominees? (3 quotes)

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An unfortunate consequence of vetting (1 quotes)
33%
Its the Obama team's new strategy (1 quotes)
33%
Obama team not as good as rumored to be (1 quotes)
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Its the Obama team's new strategy

...it's another mark of the most dramatic change in Obamaland, the shift from its being run by campaign manager David Plouffe, who doesn't love the press, to chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel, who does. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Nov. 21st, 2008

Is TARP working? (12 quotes)

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No, the TARP plan is misguided (3 quotes)
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Yes, but TARP's effect will take time (3 quotes)
25%
TARP's impact is difficult to measure (2 quotes)
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No, the TARP plan is misguided

[Mr. Paulson,] you seem to be flying a $700 billion plane by the seat of your pants. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 20th, 2008

What does it mean that Waxman defeated Dingell to become the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee? (7 quotes)

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Support for environmental legislation (4 quotes)
57%
It's a repudiation of the Blue Dogs (1 quotes)
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Obama has strong support for his agenda (1 quotes)
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Henry Waxman is one of the most lovably peculiar-looking members of the House and seems like he can be an absolutely ruthless bastard in the name of Justice, so huzzah. Read the Article

Quoted by johncapello on Nov. 20th, 2008

Why did the auto bailout proposal fail? (7 quotes)

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It didn't; there's still time to help (2 quotes)
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The Big 3 have no turnaround plan (2 quotes)
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Hank Paulson (1 quotes)
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The Big 3 have no turnaround plan

Until they show us the plan, we cannot show them the money. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 20th, 2008

Will the CA Supreme Court uphold or repeal Prop 8? (6 quotes)

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The Court will uphold Prop. 8 (2 quotes)
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Prop. 8 will be ruled unconstitutional (1 quotes)
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Prop. 8 will be ruled unconstitutional

I have confidence that this court is going to make this decision on the facts and on the law. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 20th, 2008

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