online.wsj.com - 12/24/2008
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Biden released details of the emerging stimulus package, saying that 85% of jobs created under the plan will be in the private sector and that no "pet projects" will be accepted.
cqpolitics.com - 12/23/2008
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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 ...
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Biden Sets ‘No Earmarks’ Rule for Stimulus Package
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/23/2008
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From NBC's Domenico MontanaroOn a day when it
was revealed the gross domestic product shrank 0.5% in...
the third quarter and home sales plunged 8.6%, Vice President-elect Biden promised no earmarks on a potential stimulus package. "I know it's ...
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Biden promises no earmarks on stimulus
upi.com - 12/22/2008
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Vice President-elect Joe
Biden says the U.S. economy is in danger of...
"absolutely tanking," ABC News reported Friday. Biden -- in an interview set to air Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos " -- said the ...
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Biden: Economy could 'absolutely' tank
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Obama Team Draws Line: No Earmarks In Stimulus
huffingtonpost.com 12/23/2008 — Vice President-elect Joe Biden stressed on Tuesday that there would be no pet projects for lawmakers included in the stimulus bill that Barack Obama will sign upon taking office.
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Obama says No Earmarks Allowed in Stimulus Package.
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Obama To Ban Earmarks From Stimulus Bill
huffingtonpost.com 1/12/2009 — On his second day in Washington, President-elect Obama met with his budget team and promised no earmarks will be in the stimulus plan.
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No earmarks
change.gov 1/7/2009 — President-elect Barack Obama said today in a meeting with members of his budget team that he will ban earmarks from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will soon go before Congress.
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What Obama promised Biden
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 12/21/2008 — Vice President-elect Joe Biden said he received a promise from Obama before he accepted the offer to join the ticket.
(CNN) – Before he accepted Barack Obama's offer to join his presidential ticket, Joe Biden got a promise from Obama: that he ...
Biden says deal near on economic stimulus plan —
Reuters: Politics 12/23/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration is nearing agreement with congressional Democrats on a huge emergency spending bill intended to jolt the weak U.S. economy and create 3 million jobs over two years, Vice President-elect Joe ...
Obama closing in on stimulus plan —
CNN.com - Politics 12/23/2008
President-elect Barack Obama's economic team and congressional staffers are close to finalizing a massive recovery proposal but are still hammering out details, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and economic adviser Larry Summers said Tuesday.
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Biden says deal near on stimulus plan —
Reuters: Politics 12/24/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration is nearing agreement with congressional Democrats on a huge emergency spending bill intended to jolt the weak U.S. economy and create 3 million jobs over two years, Vice President-elect Joe ...
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