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cqpolitics.com - 12/23/2008
Biden Sets ‘No Earmarks’ Rule for Stimulus Package
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CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE Dec. 23, 2008 – 2:14 p.m. Biden Sets ‘No Earmarks’ Rule for Stimulus Package Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. pointedly warned Congress on Tuesday not to include earmarks in the huge economic stimulus package now under development. Biden said negotiators from ...

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online.wsj.com - 12/18/2008
Obama Teams Sets Stimulus Plan
— online.wsj.com — Obama's economic team is crafting an economic stimulus package to send to Congress worth between $675 billion and $775 billion over two years, according to economic officials familiar with the package. (more) Obama Teams Sets Stimulus Plan

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Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
abcnews.go.com - 12/21/2008
Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
— abcnews.go.com — In an exclusive interview airing on "This Week" Sunday, Vice President-elect Joe Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he is going to chair a "middle-class task force" that will determine how the Obama administration's policies are affecting ... (more) Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class

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corner.nationalreview.com - 12/22/2008
Biden Reinforces the Point
— corner.nationalreview.com — Vice President Cheney had a little fun at his successor-to-be's expense today, telling Fox News Sunday that he didn't take Joe Biden's criticism of his tenure too seriously because Joe Biden doesn't know the Constitution from a hole in the ground.  ... (more) Biden Reinforces the Point

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No Earmarks
Eschaton — Obviously it makes sense from Obama's perspective to get a bill without earmarks, giving the executive branch much more flexibility about how to spend the money. It also makes sense from a negotiations perspective to prevent every member from demanding their little cut. But it isn't clear that this is actually better policy. Sure the earmark process is often flawed, and some resulting projects are absurd and/or corrupt, but it's also the case that members of Congress sometimes have a better understanding of local needs than the federal DOT does. ...

Untangling Obama's Cabinet
Open Left - Front Page — ... Infrastructure:  Biden is talking about the transportation part of the infrastructure stimulus going to roads and bridges, many of us want SUPERTRAINS and less investment in the oil-dependent sprawlconomy. ...

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Biden: 'No inappropriate contact' between Obama team, Illinois gov — CNN Political Ticker 12/23/2008
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Biden: No earmarks in the Obama stimulus — CNN Political Ticker 12/23/2008
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