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Obama Gearing up For Budget Fight

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Combative Obama vows to fight for his budget | Markets | US Markets | Reuters David Alexander

Expecting trouble from special interests and lobbyists . . .

A combative President Barack Obama warned on Saturday he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart the $3.55 trillion budget he wants to advance his agenda of reform.

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Obama’s budget: Taxing for fairness or class warfare? – Los Angeles Times Maura Reynolds

States eye income tax rises as rich pay less | Special Coverage | Reuters Joan Gralla

The Associated Press: Obama challenges lobbyists to legislative duel CHARLES BABINGTON

Obama plays Robin Hood with budget — chicagotribune.com Maura Reynolds

Obama Defends His Budget as ‘a Threat to the Status Quo’ – NYTimes.com PETER BAKER

Bloomberg.com: Obama Expects Fight Over $3.55 Trillion Budget Plan (Update1) Kim Chipman

FOXNews.com – Is President Obama OK With Earmarks After All? – Special Report w/ Bret Baier Bret Baier

Obama Defends Spending Plan : NPR Scott Horsley

VOA News – Obama Says He Is Ready for Budget Fight

Obama gives lawmakers a budget plateful | csmonitor.com Peter Grier

On the Hill – Frustrated G.O.P. Tries to Drive Wedge Between Obama and Pelosi – NYTimes.com CARL HULSE

Politics | How your taxes would change — if Obama gets his way | Seattle Times Newspaper

Obama urges passage of $3.6 trillion budget proposal – MarketWatch David B. Wilkerson

Follow These Two | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com

Indiana’s Conservative Hardball: Did Bush Write The Obama Budget?

Obama Weekly Address: “Ready” To Battle Special Interests And Lobbyists Over Budget JOE GANDELMAN

The President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget: $34,700 in Spending per U.S. Family – The WashingtonWatch.com Blog Jim Harper

Written by Dan Decker

February 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

Posted in Financial, Law, Politics, U.S.

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