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Summer flip-flops

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert
Published on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

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Full Flop
On mandating health care coverage.

Barack Obama, Wednesday, July 15th, 2009.

Ruling: Full Flop | Details

Full Flop
On a cap-and-trade plan.

Sarah Palin, Tuesday, July 14th, 2009.

Ruling: Full Flop | Details

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Flip-flops never seem to go out of style.

Flip-flops never seem to go out of style.

It's flip-flop weather — even in Alaska.

We cranked up our Flip-O-Meter today and awarded two Full Flops:

* Sarah Palin gets one for her 180 on a cap-and-trade program to slow climate change. She was for it before she was against it.

* President Barack Obama gets one for his complete reversal on mandating health care coverage. Yes, the same guy who once bashed Hillary Clinton for the requirement . . . now likes it .

 

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Researchers: Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert

Names in this article: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin

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