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ANALYSIS

Obama Labor Snub Has Unions Worried

With no secretary yet among Obama's economic team, labor mulls role, agenda

Politico Politico Nov 26, 08 11:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Labor unions campaigned hard for Barack Obama, but are now worried he may have taken them for a ride, Politico reports. Unions noted with concern that there was no labor secretary-designate among the economic advisers introduced Monday, suggesting Obama isn’t emphasizing the position. “I hope they take that job seriously,” says David Bonior, a former congressman and member of the transition team. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • labor unions • economic adviser • David Bonior

Obama Fiscal Team Reunites Rubin Protégés

But even ex-Treasury boss losing Clinton-era free-market policies

New York Times New York Times Nov 24, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s incoming administration is stocked with acolytes of Bill Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, reports the New York Times . But even Rubin and his protégés are no longer quite as enamored as they once were of so-called Rubinomics—deregulation, balanced budgets, and free trade. Facing economic crisis, Rubinistas like Larry Summers and Timothy Geithner—and Rubin himself—are now sounding more like their liberal critics. More »

More about:  Obama administration • Timothy Geithner • Larry Summers • Robert Rubin • economic adviser

OPINION

Obama Advisers Please the Right, But Not Much

Two 'pro-free-trade' centrists guide him,
up to a point

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

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

Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight

Brain trust's credentials questioned in economic slump

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  John McCain • McCain 2008 • economy • Carly Fiorina • Phil Gramm • economic adviser

Clinton Slams Obama Over Nafta Talk

Report: Aide assured Canada the candidate was only 'positioning'

Talking Points Memo Talking Points Memo Mar 3, 08 3:10 PM CST
(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 »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • Ohio • NAFTA • rhetoric • economic adviser

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

Worried over job, credit, health woes, voters put Iraq on back burner

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

More about:  Election 2008 • John McCain • credit crisis • Republican • US economy • Democrats • recession • oil price • housing crisis • economic adviser

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