Obama Expands Economic Plans

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:44 PM EDT

Article Source: The New York Times

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Senator Barack Obama on Monday expanded his economic platform, including proposals to spur new jobs, to give Americans penalty-free access to retirement savings to help them through the downturn, to urge a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures and to lend money to strapped local and state governments.

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vas

In a 30-minute address here, Mr. Obama also called on Americans to embrace a new "ethic of responsibility." His speech was supplemented with visions of optimism, but conceded that tough times faced the nation in the coming months and years.

Yes, let's start talking turkey.

Mr. Obama reprimanded his audience when people started jeering at the mention of Mr. McCain's name, declaring: "We don't need that. We just need to vote."

Mr. Obama praised Mr. McCain's proposal to waive the rules that penalize retiree withdrawals from 401(k)'s, saying: "I want to give credit where credit is due."

And let's give credit where credit is due for the side trying to keep this a honorable and honest campaign.

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5 votes

#1 - Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:45 PM EDT

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Darcelle

Mr. Obama reprimanded his audience when people started jeering at the mention of Mr. McCain’s name, declaring: “We don’t need that. We just need to vote.”
Mr. Obama praised Mr. McCain’s proposal to waive the rules that penalize retiree withdrawals from 401(k)’s, saying: “I want to give credit where credit is due.”

Now that's the way it's done!

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3 votes

#2 - Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:50 PM EDT

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Chum

I like the details--makes sense to me.

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1 vote

#3 - Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:53 AM EDT

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VAS

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