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Growth demands investment, and investment demands stability. So the more Obama stirs the pot with his proposals and potential changes, the more he retards exactly the investment he needs to get the economy moving again.

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Dick Morris
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: November 28
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Richard Samuel Morris
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