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More about the Sequester – and it’s not good

 Averting the Sequester Unless Congress acts, over the next few weeks our economy will be hit with harmful automatic cuts that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs.  These cuts will slash vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and health care for our troops and military families. Everything the President does … Continue reading »

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President Obama’s Plan Could Create A Million Jobs Now While Romney’s Plan Could Cause Another Recession

It takes  time to recover from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. President Obama has a plan to restore the middle class and create up to a million jobs now – one Mitt Romney opposes and Republican leaders have blocked. Romney claims he has a better path, but independent economists have concluded it … Continue reading »

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TWO VISIONS: President Obama Will Move America Forward Toward an Economy Built to Last; Mitt Romney Would Take Us Backward to the Failed Policies of the Past.Forward or Backward

 President Obama is moving America forward toward an economy built to last. He believes we need to invest in education, energy, innovation and infrastructure, and reform our tax system to create good jobs, grow our economy and pay down the debt in a balanced way. His jobs plan could put up to a million people back … Continue reading »

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Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics – The Daily Beast

Recommended reading – may be controversial but finally someone has written what many of us are thinking — check out page 3 where a list of the Presidents accomplishments are outlined. Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics Jan 16, 2012 12:00 AM EST The right calls him a socialist, the left … Continue reading »