Obamanomics
n.— «What’s the future for Obamanomics? The stock market’s reaction doesn’t bode well. The Dow has fallen 18 percent since the last trading day of Bush’s term.» —“The market’s harsh verdict on Obamanomics” by Mark Skousen in New York City Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts) Mar. 4, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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