firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/15/2009
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From NBC's Mike Viqueira It's on. The $825 billion stimulus package unveiled by Democrats this morning has Republicans literally speechless.
"Oh. My. God," said a stuttering Minority Leader John Boehner moments ago at a news conference. He was reacting after having just read the provisions outlined by Democrats today.
$1 billion for community development block grants. $650 million for digital TV coupons. Billions for universities.
Boehner says that much of it isn't going to do anything ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/15/2009
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ABC News' Rick Klein and Dean Norland Report:
House Minority Leader John Boehner needed only three words...
to serve notice that President-elect Barack Obama is nowhere close to achieving the big bipartisan vote on the stimulus package he wants so...
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Republicans Find Voice in Opposing Stimulus: 'Oh, My God'
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... -- House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), quoted by NBC News, reacting after having just read the provisions in the $825 billion stimulus package unveiled by Democrats. ...
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... You would have thought that by now, John Boehner, who has never once asked for pork for his district, would not be surprised by what Democrats do when they get control of the federal purse strings: ...
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