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Obama used 'New Foundation' in his inaugural address and many times afterward to describe his vision for the American economy. But it hasn't caught on, and now appears to have been replaced by 'win the future.' Reporting from Washington — Lyndon B. Johnson envisioned a "Great Society." Franklin D. Roosevelt offered Americans a "New Deal." President Obama is building a "New Foundation" — or at least he was. The catchphrase that Obama used in his inaugural address to describe his vision for the American economy looks to have been retired. In its place is the forward-looking exhortation: "Win the future."...

WASHINGTON -- Franklin Roosevelt gave us the New Deal. John Kennedy gave us the New Frontier. In a major domestic policy address at Georgetown University this week, Barack Obama promised -- eight times -- a "New Foundation." For those too thick to have noticed this proclamation of a new era in American history, the White House Web site helpfully titled its speech excerpts "A New Foundation." As it happens, Obama is not the first to try this slogan. President Carter peppered his 1979 State of the Union address with five "New Foundations" (and eight more just naked "foundations"). Like most...