Sunday, March 1, 2009

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Obama, ready to beat the lobby

I'm ready to fight. " President Barack Obama has defended aggressively, in his address to the nation on Saturday, choices for the benefit of its budget on health, education and energy, stands ready to battle against the "powerful interests" affected by its decisions. "I understand perfectly well that these initiatives do not please the special interests and the lobbyists who are engaged in the old way of making money - Obama said - I know you are ready to fight. For them I have a simple message: I am ready to battle. "Obama said to have promised during the election campaign to make the rich pay more taxes, invest in clean energy and education, to make coverage accessible to all health. "This is the change that I have promised as a candidate. This is the change by the Americans voted in November. And this is the change in the budget that I sent to Congress, "said Obama. The President admitted that passing the budget "will not be easy," even in a Congress controlled by Democrats, "because it represents a real and dramatic change" that threatens the 'status quo in Washington.