Bye Bye "Buy American"? Not So Fast.

A lot of sudden friction among allies of Barack Obama last night when the president told ABC's Charlie Gibson that the so-called Buy American provisions ought to be cut out of the stimulus bill.  Democratic and labor sources say that the White House will clarify Obama's remarks today.
The upshot: Obama doesn't want to get rid of them entirely; he wants modifications. Remember, Obama campaigned on these provisions, he attacked McCain's stances on them, and his campaign even printed stickers that said "Buy American, Vote Obama." So -- stay tuned.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/02/bye-bye-buy-american-not-so-fast/324/