On the "Today" show, Obama acknowledged he might have to phase in some parts of his program, though he later said that middle-class tax relief must occur, and quickly. Maya MacGuineas, with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said she thought Obama's suggestion that the economic problems could delay some of his program was a "very promising step for his campaign to make." LINK

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