washingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009
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time.com - 1/9/2009
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How do you stimulate a stumbling economy? For
decades, the consensus among economists was that this was...
a job best left to the Federal Reserve and to such automatic fiscal stabilizers as unemployment insurance. Passing laws in Congress to cut taxes ...
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Will Obama's Stimulus Package Work?
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Bill Scher: Disorganized Dems? Or Democracy In Action?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Crossfire from his own party! Key Democrats blast Obama stimulus plan! Political wrangling bogs down economic stimulus plan! At odds! Doubts arise!
Such is the traditional media interpretation of the policy deliberations going on between the incoming Obama administration and members of Congress.
But read deeper into the stories and you don't find evidence of explosive hostility or deep conflict. There is civil debate and discussion, not "crossfire." There is desire to modify aspects of Obama's plan, but not its overarching thrust. ...
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Gaza Edition
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... Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, is below. After that are related thoughts posted earlier at OurFuture.org, "Disorganized Dems? Or Democracy In Action?"
Disorganized Dems? Or Democracy In Action?
Crossfire from his own party! Key Democrats blast Obama stimulus plan! Political wrangling bogs down economic stimulus plan! At odds! Doubts arise!
Such is the traditional media interpretation of the policy ...
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