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Obama: Personal Finances And The Nation's Finances Aren't So Different
By consumerist.com on June 8, 2011 4:30 PM   92 Comments
Earlier today, President Obama popped into the White House Personal Finance Online Summit, where our own Meg Marco was in attendance. Speaking to the small group of writers, the president offered up his advice on personal finance. More »

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Chat Live With Austan Goolsbee About The Economy
September 8, 2010 2:55 PM   12 Comments
Austan Goolsbee, chief economist of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and someone who will actually speak on-camera with Consumerist, is taking questions live online today at 3 p.m. And you can get in on the fun. More »

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Ask President Obama About Health Care Reform
August 26, 2010 12:36 PM   143 Comments
Consumer Reports Health is going to the White House next week, to speak directly with President Obama about health reform, and they want your help. Send in your questions, and they may become part of the interview. More »

Obama Announces Plans To Make Food Safe For Human Consumption
By Carey Alexander on March 15, 2009 11:00 PM   66 Comments

—>President Obama this week declared war on the Chinese Poison Train, announcing that the FDA will receive $1 billion in new funds for modern testing labs and additional food safety inspectors. Inspecting less than 5% of our food processing plants is apparently a "hazard to public health, and "it is unacceptable." So what's really behind the new policy shift? No, it's not those melamine murders or salmonella outbreaks. It's seven-year-old first daughter Sasha Obama!  More »

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