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The Price of Consensus: Obama and Congressional Republicans
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Real Change: Outlaw 401(k) Plans
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Droppin' Out: The Real American Crisis
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The New Deal Redux
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An Open Letter to the Obama People
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A Stimulus Package We Can Believe In
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I would have paid good money to see the four of them take off their shoes and pelt the shrub.....
did work for both the bushes, while geo. sr. was v.p. saw both of them many times 'working a room'. both felt extremely uncomfortable. unless it's completely scripted, both these guys are our of their league.
leave it to Dubbya to mis-speak at such an intellectually elegant moment. man, that list just keeps getting longer and longer...