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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 23, 2008

What Side of the Eminent Domain Debate Is Obama Really On?

Barack Obama needs to demonstrate what side of the eminent domain debate he is really on: that of "ordinary people" or the latter-day corporate robber barons whose victory in the Supreme Court he favors, writes Gideon Kanner. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Gideon Kanner
This article appears on Page 4

      As befits an old Navy man, Sen. John McCain minces no words on the subject of misuse of the power of eminent domain for private gain - he has made it crystal clear that he is critical of the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision. You may agree or disagree with him, but you can tell where he stands. He opposes use of eminent domain in ways ...

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