corner.nationalreview.com - 2/7/2009
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From a Senate source:
Sen. Reid: "Keep in mind, it's approaching a trillion dollars."
NYT: even the senators behind the compromise were uncertain of the number.
Roll Call: The uncertainty made it difficult to predict whether the final bill would be approximately $780 billion or $826 ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/8/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Claire McCaskill seems to be softening her line
on the Senate stimulus deal. She Tweets “Just saw
Krugman’s comments on reduction in recov act. Question for him. Would no stimulus act be better than one thats 800 B instead of 900.” ...
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A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus
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Stimulate the economy, not government : Romney "Why we chose not to meet with Pres. Obama" : TerrorismPolitician Obama drops charges against USS Cole bomber : LGF We elected a teleprompter : Gateway Milton Friedman schools Phil Donahue : YouTube Does anyone know how big the Stimulus is? : Corner Devious conservative anti-Stimulus attack idea : TigerHawk Pakistan frees nuclear salesman A.Q. Kahn : LGF 2 face death over translation of Quran : AP Iran, Obama administration off to shaky start : Indybay ...
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... . Mr. Obama called Ms. Collins and Mr. Specter, as well as Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, another Republican expected to support the deal, to acknowledge they were acting against pressure from their party and, one official said, to thank them for their patriotism in helping advance the bill at a critical time. Apparently not wanting to spend 800 billion to a trillion dollars ( no one actually knows ) is unpatriotic. That of course is in contrast to the dark days of say, last year when voting to retreat in the face of the enemy in Iraq was a deeply patriotic act and ...
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... the GOP and disappointment among Democrats, including the new president who labeled it imperfect. Next up: Difficult negotiations between the House and Senate, which are divided over spending for tax cuts, education and aid for local governments.
"We can't afford to make perfect the enemy of the absolutely necessary," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, sounding a note of pragmatism that liberal followers rarely heard on the campaign trail.
PORKULUS Watch: Does Anyone Know How Big the Stimulus Bill Is?
Sen. Reid: “Keep in mind, ...
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PORKULUS Watch: Does Anyone Know How Big the Stimulus Bill Is?
Sen. Reid: “Keep in mind, it’s approaching a trillion dollars.”
NYT: even the senators behind the compromise were ...
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