The New New Deal (81 page)

job loss,
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jobs, government,
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jobs bills,
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as Recovery Act priority,
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“jobs crew,”
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jobs reports,
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jobs summit,
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“Joe the Plumber,”
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Johnson, Claire Broido,
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Johnson, Lyndon,
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Johnson, Tim,
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Jones, Blake,
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Jones, Van,
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Josten, Bruce,
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J. P. Morgan Chase,
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Kaiser, George,
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Kaiser Permanente,
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Kampschroer, Kevin,
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Kan, Derek,
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Karma sports car,
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Kasich, John,
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Katz, Bruce,
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Kaufman, Ted,
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Kennedy, John F.,
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Kennedy, Ted,
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Kerry, John,
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Keynes, John Maynard,
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Keynesian stimulus,
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Khosla, Vinod,
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Kienitz, Roy,
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King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
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King, Peter,
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Kirksey, Jack,
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Kissinger, Henry,
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Klain, Ron,
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Koos, Chris,
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Kornbluh, Karen,
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Krauthammer, Charles,
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Kreuger, Alan,
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Krugman, Paul,
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Kudlow, Larry,
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Kumar, Sujeet,
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Kyl, Jon,
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Labor Department, U.S.,
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LaHood, Ray,
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–30,
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Landrieu, Mary,
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“Larry Summers’s Evolution,”
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LaTourette, Steve,
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law enforcement,
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Leatherman, Hugh,
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design),
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Lehman Brothers,
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Leno, Jay,
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Levin, Blair,
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Lew, Jack,
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Lewis, Jerry,
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liberals, left wing:

criticism of Obama by,
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and education reform,
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Obama’s brand of,
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Recovery Act criticism from,
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Lieberman, Joe,
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Liebman, Jeffrey,
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light bulbs,
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,
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Limbaugh, Rush,
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Lincoln, Abraham,
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Lincoln, Blanche,
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lobbies 44,
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long-term goals,
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in clean energy,
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economic reform as,
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high-speed rail as,
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reinvestment as,
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sustainability as,
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transformative projects as,
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Lugar, Richard,
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Luskin, Donald,
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McCain, John,
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in 2008 election,
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McCarthy, Kevin,
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McCaskill, Claire,
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McCaughey, Betsey,
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McConnell, Mitch,
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obstructionism of,
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McDermott, Jim,
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McHenry, Patrick,
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McHugh, John,
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McKinsey & Co.,
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Majumdar, Arunava,
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Making Work Pay,
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Malkin, Michelle,
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Mankiw, Greg,
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Marcus, Ruth,
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Markowsky, Jim,
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Martinez, Mel,
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“meaningful users” controversy,
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media:

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conflict-driven,
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“gotcha” stories in,
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inaccuracy and misrepresentation in,
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Obama’s attempt to pitch Recovery Act to,
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partisanship in,
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Recovery Act criticized in,
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scare ads in,
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Medicaid,
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medical research,
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Medicare,
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Menendez, Robert,
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Merrill Lynch,
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Messina, Jim,
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Mica, John,
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Milbank, Dana,
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Miller, Chris,
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Miller, David,
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Miller, George,
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Mondale, Walter,
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monetary stimulus,
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vs. fiscal,
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monetizing,
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Moneyball
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“Monkeys Get High for Science,”
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Morning in America,
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mortgage crisis,
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Moses, Robert,
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Mount Redoubt,
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Mulcahy, Anne,
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Munday, Mark,
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Murkowski, Lisa,
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Murphy, Scott,
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Murphy, Tim,
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Murray, Patty,
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Musk, Elon,
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Nabors, Rob,
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Namasté Solar,
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nanophosphate powder,
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Nasdaq, Obama’s speech at,
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National Association of Manufacturers,
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National Economic Council (NEC),
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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA),
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National Governors Association,
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National Institutes of Health (NIH),
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National Inventory of Structures,
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National Mall revitalization (Sod on the Mall),
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National Taxpayers Union,
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natural gas,
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Navistar,
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Navy, U.S.,
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Nelson, Ben,
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Nelson-Collins plan,
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New Deal:

GOP criticism of,
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lessons of,
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new,
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Obama on,
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projects of,
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Recovery Act vs.,
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New Foundation,
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New Jobs Investment Tax Credit,
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“New New Deal, The,”
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New START arms reduction program,
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New York Times
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