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Obama deficit cut pledge

Feb

2009

Obama deficit cut pledge — OBAMA DEFICIT CUT PLEDGE by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com

Granlund captures President Obama's early pledge to cut the federal deficit, made during the darkest days of the 2009 economic crisis even as stimulus spending was driving deficits to historic highs. The cartoon reflects the gap between fiscal ambition and economic reality that would define the next decade.

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LINCOLN STATUE IN POLLUTED WATER HOLDING NEWSPAPER

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FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC JAM

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TRUMP STRAINS UNDER $40 TRILLION DEBT

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by John Darkow

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by Rick McKee

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