May 5, 2008

Obama, sound Judgement: Gas tax “holiday” won’t help consumers at the pump ~ Brookings Institute

 - Bill Gale, a Brookings vice president and director of the Economic Studies Program, is an expert on tax policy, fiscal issues, pensions, and saving behavior. He is also co-director of the Tax Policy Center and director of the Retirement Security Project. 
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The idea of a gas tax “holiday” is now prominent in the presidential race but [...]

May 5, 2008

Forecast: Slim Obama Victory in N.C. Delegates ~ Post No. 050508-1

By Marie Horrigan

Barack Obama heads into the North Carolina primary on Tuesday with a lead statewide, but recent problems for the campaign have allowed rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to make major inroads into an advantage that appeared solid weeks ago.
Polls in the last few days show Obama still in the lead but by significantly smaller [...]