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11 hours ago ago from KeithHennessey.com
Last Tuesday I critiqued one of President Obama’s comments in my post “ Which is the decade of profligacy? ” Mr. Jonathan Chait, Senior Editor of The New Republic, wrote a response which he labeled “the beatdown that was nine years in the making,” and his “smackdown post.” I welcome TNR readers who are new to my blog. Mr. Chait mistook my intent: Keith Hennessey is tired of the Obama Administration dragging its predecessor’s name ...
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12 hours ago ago from Sweetness & Light
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14 hours ago ago from Below The Beltway
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11 hours ago ago from BBC
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1 hour, 42 minutes ago ago from BBC
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15 hours ago ago from TIME.com - U.S.
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2 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
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