Greg Sargent: =0A The Morning Plum

* Obama team torn over big jobs speech? This big New York Times piece will drive some discussion on the left today. It reports that Obama and his team are frustrated over how to recapture the aura that enabled him to get elected in 2008, and suggests tension between two conflicting impulses: Drawing a sharp and feisty contrast with conservatives, and striving to project a willingness to compromise with Republicans, even though they're trying to destroy his presidency.

Seemingly in service of the latter goal, the piece reports that Obama's team is discussing a a moratorium on some regulations, supporting the idea that government is stifling the economy:

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Neil Irwin 07 Sep, 2011

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