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[CNN Political Ticker] The nation's economic woes take center stage this week on the campaign trail. Barack Obama plans a roundtable discussion with his top economic advisor later Monday in Washington.
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[Barack Obama Fan Site] Morning News: Obama added that the group that was gathered is "a group that I will be convening periodically over the next few months because of the dynamic situation and one that the next president will need to be prepared to deal with the moment he takes office."
[NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] CBS Hypes Warren Buffetts Call For Higher Taxes...Again: Following a segment on Mondays CBS "Evening News," on Tuesdays CBS "Early Show," correspondent Chip Reid again touted Obama economic advisor Warren Buffett calling for more taxes on the rich: "Barack Obama met with his team of economic advisers Monday...But there's one who couldn't make it and had to put in his two cents by phone...Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world.
[The Situation Report] Obama and McCain turn focus back to economy - Washington Post: By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain shifted the campaign focus back to the faltering US economy on Monday, with Obama convening an all-star panel of advisers to help him …
[VMVZ News] Obama to discuss economy with Bernanke: campaign: Obama met in Washington on Monday with an all-star group of business and economic experts, including billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who participated by telephone, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt.
[America's Election HQ] Obama, McCain Camps Spar Over Cures for Economic Ills: WASHINGTON ” Barack Obama and John McCain sparred over the economy Monday, with domestic issues returning to the limelight in the 2008 presidential race as the Democrat discussed tax increases and the Republican called for more offshore .
[David Corn] Time for Obama To Mount an Economic Populist Pushback?: So here's a populist issue for Obama: the U.S. economy is too important to be placed in the hands of wheeler-dealers who in the shadows engage in transactions that have the potential to send waves of harm throughout the highly-interconnected financial world. Americans are entitled to feel insecure when they see that the economy can be so severely affected by a few big firms that go off the reservation, thanks to the imaginative machinations of a small number of traders.
[Barack Obama Fan Site] Road Blog: Economic Meeting in Washington, DC: The group included business leaders like Warren Buffett (who participated by speakerphone from Omaha, Nebraska), labor leaders John Sweeney and Anna Burger, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt as well as six former cabinet secretaries and a former Chairman of the Federal Reserve who served under three Presidential administrations.
[Washington, DC News RSS Feed - YourStreet] Obama promises quick action to help economy: WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irresponsible decisions" by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country's economic woes...
[VMVZ News] Obama says bad decisions caused US economic woes: WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed “irresponsible decisions” by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country’s economic woes as government officials said the budget deficit would soar to record heights next year.
[AmericasNewsToday.Com /.Org - Industry's First Blog-Format News and Editorial Site] Barack Obama Meets With Elitists, While John McCain Repairs ...: Fiorina called the Obama get-together "yet another photo op" and noted that while Obama posed with the likes of former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, "John McCain has been talking with (current Federal Reserve chairman) Ben Bernanke and (current Treasury Secretary) Hank Paulson and a whole set of folks over the last year-plus to make sure that he continues to keep his pulse on the American economy."
[Business blog] Candidates blast White Houses economic oversight: Obama huddled with economic advisers in Washington, saying he plans to address “interconnected” economic problems that include high gas and health care prices, stagnant wages, a weak dollar and a depressed housing market.
[Zachary Karabell Blog] Its the economy, stupid - part deux: On Monday, Senator Obama caucused with some economic policy heavyweights, including Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, John Corzine, Paul Volcker, former Bush treasury secretary Paul ONeill, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and billionaire investor Warren Buffet. That meeting followed a ten-day trip abroad that attracted voluminous attention, reams of journalistic commentary, and lots of chatter in the blogosphere.
[PoliticalBase.com Blog] Obama To Meet With Bernanke and Paulson Today: The McCain camp will no doubt try to spin this into some absurd talking point, but it seems quite noteworthy to me that McCain remains stuck in his overly-cranky, reactive mode while Obama continues to define the terms of this race and the public continues to see who Obama intends to rely on for advice if elected. Maybe even more significant is that these events almost always include high-profile cross-over Republicans, be it Sen.
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