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Obama trims budget, but less than Bush
Washington Timnes ^ | 5/6/2009 | Steven Dinan

Posted on 05/06/2009 10:32:03 PM PDT by Nachum

President Obama on Thursday will announce fewer budget cuts and for a lesser dollar amount than President George W. Bush did in his final budget - and is counting on being able to eliminate some programs that his predecessor repeatedly tried, but failed, to slash

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; bhobudget; bhobudgetcuts; budget; but; obama; trims

1 posted on 05/06/2009 10:32:03 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; Free ThinkerNY; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 05/06/2009 10:32:32 PM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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I am absolutely speechless. I am sitting here with my mouth hanging open.

“...Obama trims budget...”

From the Washington Post. I am literally speechless. I have not read newspapers or watched television for years, but this has paralyzed me with disbelief.

“...Obama trims budget...”

Just. Wow.


3 posted on 05/07/2009 3:21:25 AM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: Nachum

Er...Washington Times. Makes no difference.


4 posted on 05/07/2009 3:24:38 AM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: rlmorel

When president Bush cut the budget the msm headlines called the cuts “Draconion”.


5 posted on 05/07/2009 3:35:10 AM PDT by Straight8 (Don't begin it if you're not in it to win it.)
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Unbelievable. Imagine some guy who owns a fleet of hummers that he leaves idling all day long, flies a 747 to and from work, then gets accolades because he changed a single lightbulb in his house to an energy saving bulb.


6 posted on 05/07/2009 3:40:46 AM PDT by rlmorel ("The Road to Serfdom" by F.A.Hayek - Read it...today.)
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To: rlmorel

WOW. Indeed WOW.

You can’t buy press like that.

What on earth is going on in this country that the media is so... perjurous?


7 posted on 05/07/2009 6:38:30 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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