Crimes Against Liberty (61 page)

12
“Obama Admin. Withholds ‘Clunkers’ Data,” CBSNews, August 4, 2009; available at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/04/politics/main5212863.shtml
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13
Phil Kerpen, “Obama’s Secret Slush Fund,” FOX News, February 2, 2010; available at:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/02/02/phil-kerpen-obama-budget-cap-trade-tax-deficit-black-box/
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14
Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan, “A Year Later, Lots of Partisanship,”
PolitiFact.com
, January 10, 2010; available at:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/522/bring-democrats-and-republicans-together-pass-agen/
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15
Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn, “Obama Hails Vote on Health Care as Answering ‘the Call of History,’”
The New York Times
, March 21, 2010; available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/health/policy/22health.html?scp=1&sq=Obama%20Hails%20Vote%20on%20Health%20Care%20as%20Answering%20%E2%80%98the%20Call%20of%20History&st=cse
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16
Darren Samuelsohn, “Sen. Rockefeller Criticizes Obama Over Coal Policy,”
The New York Times
, February 4, 2010; available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/02/04/04greenwire-sen-rockefeller-criticizes-obama-over-coal-poli-5739.html

17
Fred Lucas, “Rep. Issa: Was Obama ‘Just Lying to Congress’ on Tort Reform Pledge?”
CNSNews.com
, February 9, 2010; available at:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/61100
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18
Ashby Jones, “On Tort Reform and the Health-Care Bill: Where’d We End Up?”
Wall Street Journal
Law Blog, March 23, 2010; available at:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/03/23/on-tort-reform-and-the-health-care-bill-whered-we-end-up/
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19
“The Vast Majority of the Money I got was from Small Donors All Across the Country,”
PolitiFact.com
, April 21, 2010; available at:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/apr/22/barack-obama/obama-campaign-financed-large-donors-too/
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20
Hank, “Obama: Commissions a ‘Stunt,’ Unless I Propose Them,”
Federal Review
, February 22, 2010; available at: http://federalreview. com/wp/?p=235.

21
James Rosen, “Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract for Afghan Work to Dem Donor,”
FoxNews.com
, January 25, 2010; available at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/25/obama-administration-steers-lucrative-bid-contract-afghan-workdem-donor/
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22
James Rosen, “State Department Admits No-Bid Contract ‘Violates’ Obama Campaign Pledges,”
FoxNews.com
, January 31, 2010; available at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/31/state-department-admits-bid-contract-violates-obama-campaign-pledges/
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23
Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller, “President Obama to Sign Pork-Laden Omnibus Spending Bill,”
Political Punch
, March 2, 2009; available at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/president-obama.html
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24
“Barack Obama Campaign Promise No. 431: Reduce Earmarks to 1994 Levels,”
PolitiFact.com
, February 19, 2010; available at:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/431/reduce-earmarks-to-1994-levels/
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25
“Obama Says Lobbyists Have Been Excluded From Policy-Making Jobs,”
PolitiFact.com
, January 27, 2010; available at:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jan/27/barack-obama/obama-says-lobbyists-have-been-excluded-policy-mak/
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26
Jake Tapper, “Obama White House Discloses Two More Lobbyist Waivers Granted,”
ABC News
Political Punch, March 10, 2010; available at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/obama-white-hou.html
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27
Erick Erickson, “Breaking News: Obama Lies About Lobbyists.”
Human Events
, January 27, 2010; available at:
http://www.human-events.com/article.php?id=35376
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28
Peter Wehner, “An Agent of Cynicism,”
Commentary
, undated; available at:
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/an-agent-of-cynicism-15097?search=1
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29
David Brooks, “The Emotion of Reform,”
The New York Times
, March 8, 2010; available at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/opinion/09brooks.html
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30
Mike Dorning and Juliana Goldman, “Obama Says He’s ‘Fierce Free-Market Advocate,’ Rejects Critics,”
Bloomberg.com
, February 11, 2010; available at:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aDLk0lPYaSa0
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31
President Barack Obama, “Transcript: Obama Wall Street Speech on Financial Reform,”
ABCNews.com
, April 22, 2010; available at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-obama-wall-street-speech-financial-reform/story?id=10446690
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32
Senator Barack Obama, “Sen. Barack Obama’s Remarks On Taxes As Prepared for Delivery at a Campaign Event,”
CQ Transcriptions
, September 12, 2008.

33
Brad Schiller, “Obama’s Poor Tax,”
The Wall Street Journal
, April 1, 2009; available at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123854056373275583.html
[accessed June 28, 2010].

34
John Kartch, “Obama’s $250,000 Tax Pledge Timeline,” Americans for Tax Reform, November 2, 2009; available at:
http://www.atr.org/obamas-tax-pledge-timelinebr-descending-read-a3897#
[accessed June 28, 2010].

35
Jim Hoft, “Stunner. Obama Now Says He’s ‘Agnostic’ On Raising Taxes On Those Making Less Than $250,000,”
Gateway Pundit
, February 11, 2010; available at:
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/02/stunner-obama-now-says-hes-indifferent-on-raising-taxes-on-those-making-less-than-250000 /
[accessed June 28, 2010].

36
John Kartch, “Obama Floats a VAT: Admission Explains Attempt to Alter Tax Pledge,” Americans for Tax Reform, April 21, 2010; available at:
http://www.atr.org/obama-floats-vat-br-admission-explains-a4814
[accessed June 28, 2010].

37
Steny Hoyer, “Easy Way vs. Correct Way on Budget,”
The Hill
’s Congress Blog, June 22, 2010; available at:
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/104679-easy-way-vs-correct-way-on-budget
[accessed June 28, 2010].

38
“Obama Calling ‘Bluff’ of Those Complaining about Deficits and Debt,”
Real Clear Politics
; video available at:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/27/obama_calling_bluff_of_those_ complaining_about_debt_he_created.html
[accessed June 28, 2010].

39
John Kartch, “Obamacare: By the Numbers,” Americans for Tax Reform, March 18, 2010; available at:
http://www.atr.org/obamacare-numbers-a4664
[accessed June 28, 2010].

40
Rep. Dave Camp, “Democrats Have Increased Taxes by $670 Billion and Counting . . . ,” Committee on Ways & Means Republicans, undated.

41
Ben Lieberman, “The Economic Impact of the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Bill,” The Heritage Foundation, June 22, 2009; available at:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Testimony/The-Economic-Impact-of-the-Waxman-Markey-Cap-and-Trade-Bill
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42
John Kartch, “Obama Floats a VAT: Admission Explains Attempt to Alter Tax Pledge,” Americans for Tax Reform, April 21, 2010; available at:
http://www.atr.org/obama-floats-vat-br-admission-explains-a4814
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43
Jake Tapper, “President Obama: Not Playing ‘Old Washington Game’ of What’s In, What’s Out When it Comes to Deficit Reduction,”
ABC News,
Political Punch, April 27, 2010; available at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/04/president-obama-not-playing-old-washington-game-of-whats-in-whats-out-when-it-comes-to-deficit-reduction.html
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44
Chelsea Schilling, “Obama Racks Up List of Broken Promises,”
WorldNetDaily.com
, March 12, 2009; available at:
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=91286
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45
Jim Angle, “Tax Week: President Obama Plans Tax Increases on Investment Income,”
FoxNews.com
, April 12, 2010; available at:
http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/12/tax-week-president-obama-plans-tax-increases-on-investment-income/
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46
Publius, “Obama Admits HealthCare-Not Jobs or the Economy-Is ‘Most Important Domestic Priority,’”
Biggovernment.com
, March 21. 2010; available at:
http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/03/21/obama-admits-healthcare-not-jobs-or-the-economy-is-most-important-domestic-priority/
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47
Stephen Gandel, “Obama’s Stimulus Plan: Failing By Its Own Measure,”
Time.com
, July 14, 2009; available at:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1910208,00.html
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48
Hans Nichols, “Obama Says U.S. Must Act Swiftly to Address Economy,”
Bloomberg.com
, January 3, 2009; available at:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aeLGXDu_0Qiw
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49
“Fact Check: How State of the Union Compares with Reality,”
Associated Press
January 27, 2010.

50
Cato Editors, “State of the Union Fact Check,” The Cato Institute, January 28, 2010; available at:
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/01/28/state-of-the-union-fact-check/
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51
“Is Obama’s Underwhelming Spending Freeze A Fakeroo?”
The Foundry
Blog, January 26, 2010; available at:
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/01/26/is-obamas-underwhelming-spending-freeze-a-fakeroo /
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52
“Fact Check: How State of the Union Compares with Reality,”
Associated Press
January 27, 2010.

53
James C. Capretta, “Obamacare’s Cooked Books and the ‘Doc Fix,’”
Critical Condition
, May 24, 2010; available at:
http://www.nationalreview.com/critical-condition/55996/obamacare-s-cooked-books-and-doc-fix/james-c-capretta
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54
John C. Goodman, “Goodbye, Employer-Sponsored Insurance,”
The Wall Street Journal
, May 21; available at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703880304575236602943319816.html
, 2010.

55
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, “No, You Can’t Keep Your Health Plan,”
The Wall Street Journal
, May 18, 2010; available at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575250264210294510.html
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56
Examiner Editorial, “Public Option is Alive and Well, but Hidden,”
Washington Examiner
, May 17, 2010; available at:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Examiner-Editorial-Public-option-is-alive-and-well-but-hidden-93930519.html
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57
Brian Riedl, “Obama’s Faith-Based Economics,”
National Review Online, The Corner
, February 17, 2010; available at:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmQxMDA3ZDFiZmMzMWE2YWQ2YTQzMTMzNzVlNmU5Yjg=
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Editors, “Lying About Jobs,”
Investors.com
, April 21, 2010; available at:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=530994
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59
Cato Editors, “State of the Union Fact Check,”
op. cit
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