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January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Blogs

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From my new column for National Journal:
President Obama says he gets the message from Massachusetts. Expect a new focus on jobs and living standards. Expect fresh attention to overgrown public borrowing. The country’s pressing concerns, he says, will be his own priorities.
Fine. Now what? Closer attention to these problems will only underline how little the [...]   Read More

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