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CBS From CBS News Maria Gavrilovic AUSTIN, TEXAS -- In an effort to dispel criticisms that he is too liberal, Barack Obama walked the fine line of presenting himself as both a progressive and conservative when it comes to the economy. I am a progressive, but I always tell people that if you re progressive, you should be fiscally even more conservative than the so-called conservatives and the reason is because there are a lot of needs that nee
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