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Michael Luo and Mike McIntire, The New York Times News Service: ''Although Mr. Obama has made a point of not accepting contributions from registered lobbyists, a review of campaign donations and White House visitor logs shows that special interests have had little trouble making themselves heard. Many of the president s biggest donors, while not lobbyists, took lobbyists with them to the White House, while others performed essentially the same function on their visits. More broadly, the review showed that those who donated the most to Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party since he started running for president were far more likely to visit the White House than others.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8532-white-house-opens-door-to-big-donors-and-lobbyists-come-in



Growth of Income Inequality Is Worse Under Obama than Bush

Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism: ''Recently, the President gave a speech in which he demanded that Congress raise taxes on millionaires, as a way to somewhat recalibrate the nation's wealth distribution. His advisors, like Gene Sperling, are giving speeches talking about the need for manufacturing. A common question in DC is whether this populist pose will help him win the election. Perhaps it will. Perhaps not. Romney is a weak candidate, cartoonishly wealthy and from what I've seen, pretty inept. But on policy, there's a more interesting question. A better puzzle to wrestle with is why President Obama is able to continue to speak as if his administration has not presided over a significant expansion of income redistribution upward.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/8533-growth-of-income-inequality-is-worse-under-obama-than-bush



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