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  • August 2008

    • Obama Advisers Please the Right, But Not Much

      The Weekly Standard  |  Aug 1, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Obama Advisers Please the Right, But Not Much

      (Newser) - If Barack Obama takes office, conservatives can take a small measure of comfort knowing that  two of his top economic advisers have generated angst on the left for being "centrist, pro-free-traders," writes Cesar Conda in the Weekly Standard . Austan Goolsbee and Jason Furman—the latter a Wal-Mart defender—have even earned praise from the likes of George Will. Still, Conda, warns, let's not get carried away. More »

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      Barack Obama  • globalization  • NAFTA  • Medicaid  • free trade  • George Will  • economic adviser  • Jason Furman  • protectionism  • Austan Goolsbee

  • April 2008

    • Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight

      Washington Post  |  Apr 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight

      (Newser) - John McCain's choice of economic advisers is stirring up controversy, the Washington Post reports. Phil Gramm is vice-chairman of troubled UBS and oversaw widespread deregulation as chair of the Senate Banking Committee in the late 1990s, and Carly Fiorina was publicly ousted as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In the current economic climate, their aggressive style of capitalism may be a liability. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • economy  • Carly Fiorina  • Phil Gramm  • economic adviser

  • March 2008

    • Clinton Slams Obama Over Nafta Talk

      Talking Points Memo  |  Mar 3, 08 3:10 PM CST

      Clinton Slams Obama Over Nafta Talk

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton hammered Barack Obama today over reports that his chief economic adviser privately told Canadian officials anti-Nafta talk was “more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy.” The simmering story lurched forward today when the AP obtained the Canadian memo, reports Talking Points Memo. Obama's aide called the memo “a pretty ham-handed description of what I answered.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Canada  • Ohio  • NAFTA  • rhetoric  • economic adviser

  • December 2007

    • In '08, It's Really the Economy, Stupid

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 4, 07 12:45 PM CST

      In '08, It's Really the Economy, Stupid

      (Newser) - With gas prices stratospheric, the housing market tanking, and recession looking likely, voters aren't too worried about Iraq, reports the Wall Street Journal. Job concerns have transformed illegal immigration and health care into major issues. “You have to have a health plan even in the Republican primary,” says John McCain’s economic adviser. “That's a new development.” More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • US economy  • Democrats  • Republicans  • oil price  • recession  • credit crisis  • housing crisis  • economic adviser

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