Obama’s Deal

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I note for the record that every major paper — the LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and McClatchy — has a front page story today mentioning Barack Obama’s diplomatic coup in brokering a deal to “take note” of tax havens instead of directly recognizing them. The White House must really be anxious to make sure everyone knows about this.