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  • Obama seizes bully pulpit online to pitch budget

    03/26/2009 2:02:53 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 20 replies · 649+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/26/09 | Steven R. Hurst - ap
    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seized the bully pulpit Thursday and reprised the best of his acclaimed campaign skills in an unprecedented Internet town hall from the White House — a direct sales pitch for Americans to get behind his $3.6 trillion budget and be patient as he tries to right the tottering economy. After an opening statement and declaring, "This isn't about me, it's about you," Obama took up a microphone and strolled the ornate East Room, .. .. On Tuesday Obama held a nationally televised news conference, .. calling on an unusual mix of reporters in an apparent...