firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/11/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Negotiating time: This is Susan Collins’, Olympia Snowe’s, and Arlen Specter’s world, and we’re all just lucky to live in it, right? With House and Senate negotiators working with the White House to reconcile the stimulus legislation -- Rahm Emanuel and Peter Orzsag were on the Hill late last night trying to hammer out a conference agreement -- the New York Times reminds us that the legislation’s fate is in the hands of three people we ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/5/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro***
Back to candidate Obama: The president is ramping up
the rhetoric as he tries to get back on offense to sell his economic stimulus plan. It started yesterday with two events, where for the first ...
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First thoughts: Back to candidate Obama
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/18/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro***
Obama’s war? USA Today’s front page must have been
quite the eye-opener for President Obama this morning, since it's the one paper he most likely read while on the road in Phoenix to deliver his ...
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First thoughts: Obama's war?
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 2/8/2009
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Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) was interviewed on FOX
News today. She defended her decision to support, as
a Republican, the largest pork-bloated spending bill in US history: Senator Collins says people will immediately see more money in their ...
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Republican Collins Defends Her Decision To Support ...
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Stimulus Agreement Coming Soon
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
First Read: "With House and Senate negotiators working with the White House to reconcile the stimulus legislation -- Rahm Emanuel and Peter Orzsag were on the Hill late last night trying to hammer out a conference agreement -- the New York Times reminds us that the legislation's fate is in the hands of three people we thought were extinct: Northeast Republicans... As far as the negotiations go, one leadership source tells First Read that things are moving so fast that a basic agreement could be done by mid-day." "By the way, these are the conferees working ...
The Latest On Negotiations Over The Stimulus: School Construction In, Home-Buyer Credit Out?
Think Progress —
... First Read reported that $15 billion in school construction could be added to the bill, in lieu of the credit. This would be a fantastic swap, and Congress should make sure it happens. ...
The Latest On Negotiations Over The Stimulus: School Construction In, Home-Buyer Credit Out?
Wonk Room —
... First Read reported that $15 billion in school construction could be added to the bill, in lieu of the credit. This would be a fantastic swap, and Congress should make sure it happens. ...
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 2/6/2009 — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Fired up: The Senate is still working on the stimulus bill. The unemployment rate is now 7.6% (with nearly 600,000 jobs lost in January, the most in more than 30 years). And President Barack ...
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talkleft.com 2/9/2009 — WaPo : Obama endorsed the moderates' effort and brought its leaders -- Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) -- to the White House to discuss their proposed cuts. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel ...
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 5/1/2009 — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** On to the next campaign: Late yesterday afternoon -- after an exhausting week in politics that included the release of our NBC/WSJ poll, Arlen Specter’s switch, Obama’s 100th day in office, the ...
Specter: I'll take my chances —
CNN Political Ticker 2/11/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – One of the three moderate Republican senators who voted in favor of the stimulus package says he's aware of the political danger he's putting himself in.
"I understand the peril, but I didn't run for the United States Senate ...
Rush Job —
Wash Post In Congress 2/12/2009
Half a day? That's how long it took for the House and Senate to hammer out a stimulus compromise -- a process that usually takes weeks or months. The Democrats should get chauffeured limos for Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter -- and pick ...
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