mudvillegazette.com - 10/27/2008
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Barney Frank on defense in a home state paper : In a meeting with the editorial board of The Standard-Times, Rep. Frank, D-Mass., also called for a 25 percent cut in military spending, saying the Pentagon has to start choosing from its many weapons programs, and that upper-income taxpayers are ...
southcoasttoday.com - 10/24/2008
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Steve Urbon NEW BEDFORD — After the November
election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus...
package that includes money for the states' stalled infrastructure projects, along with help paying for healthcare expenses, food stamps and ...
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Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats
briefingroom.thehill.com - 10/24/2008
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briefingroom.thehill.com —
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Democrats will push
for a stimulus package after the November election, and...
called for a package reducing defense spending by 25 percent while saying Congress will "eventually" raise taxes. Frank told the editorial ...
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Frank Calls for Major Defense Cuts, 'Eventual' Tax Hike
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Barney Frank on defense in a home state paper:In a meeting with the editorial board of The Standard-Times, Rep. Frank, D-Mass., also called for a 25 percent cut in military spending, saying the Pentagon has to start choosing from its many weapons programs, and that upper-income taxpayers are going to see an increase in what they are asked to pay. Frank further clarified: "We don't need all these fancy new weapons. I think there needs to be additional review."Lot's of... read ...
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boston.com 10/29/2008 — FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Much of John McCain's stump speech is devoted to warning voters about the fiscal dangers that would accompany a Barack Obama presidency, but lately McCain has been picking on a lower-profile bogeyman to make his case.
Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
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Bart Debie and Frank Vanhecke
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Key lawmaker says anxious for another stimulus —
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BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, the powerful chairman of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, said on Monday he would will remain "very nervous" about the health of the nation's economy until Congress passes another ...
In Tightfisted Turn, Economy Contracts —
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