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    G-20: Did Anything Happen? Obama's Budget 'Prowess'

    So did the G-20 nations save the world or was it all sleight-of-hand? Also, an in-depth explanation of the process that Obama is using to guarantee passage of his budget. Pretty nifty maneuvers.

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    By Tony Blankley • Apr 3, 2009 • 30m Listen

    So did the G-20 nations save the world or was it all sleight-of-hand? Also, an in-depth explanation of the process that Obama is using to guarantee passage of his budget. Pretty nifty maneuvers. This week's show is a true lesson in American civics. (Arianna Huffington is away and Lawrence O'Donnell sits in for Matt Miller.)


    Banner image: US President Barack Obama, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Heads of Delegation Family Group photograph at the London Summit.

    Photo: Richard Lewis/News Team International/Crown Copyright

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      Tony Blankley

      Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'

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      Robert Scheer

      Host, 'Scheer Intelligence'

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