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washingtonmonthly.com - 2/14/2009
Biggest. Tax Cut. Ever.
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Biggest. Tax Cut. Ever.... A few weeks ago, when the House approved the economic stimulus bill without any Republican votes, David Weigel noted that he literally couldn't remember "a time when the entire Republican conference in either house voted against...
Barack Obama Promised a Tax Cut for 95% of the American People
wizbangblog.com - 2/12/2009
Barack Obama Promised a Tax Cut for 95% of the American People
— wizbangblog.com — So, how much of a tax cut is he delivering to 95% of the American people with... that $790 billion? A whopping $13 per paycheck that later gets reduced to... (more) Barack Obama Promised a Tax Cut for 95% of the American ...

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blog.beliefnet.com - 2/12/2009
Is Obama's Tax Cut the Biggest in History? - Steven Waldman
— blog.beliefnet.com — The Democrats have been so busy defending federal spending, and denigrating the stimulative power of tax cuts,... that they apparently either forgot -- or felt they couldn't -- point out something rather dramatic: the tax cuts in this stimulus plan ... (more) Is Obama's Tax Cut the Biggest in History? - Steven ...

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/14/2009
2001 tax cut vs. 2009 stimulus
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark MurrayWith zero House Republicans voting for the stimulus -- and with just three Senate... Republicans expected to vote for it later this afternoon -- it's worth noting that 28 House Democrats and 12 Senate Democrats voted for the ... (more) 2001 tax cut vs. 2009 stimulus

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  GOP votes against biggest tax cut in American history

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GOP votes against biggest tax cut in American history
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — That is messaging. That is the message, at least one of the messages, that Democrats need to put out there now, and up until the next election. Every Republican member of Congress, save three, voted against the biggest tax cut in American history. And in Republican-think, you could even say that they voted to increase your taxes (increase them beyond what they'd be if the legislation were passed). It's what they'd do. It's what Karl Rove would do. It's time we started messaging to win. ...

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