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Governors’ Fight Over Stimulus May Define G.O.P.
Governors’ Fight Over Stimulus May Define G.O.P.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California appeared on ABC's “This Week” on Sunday.
GOP governors consider turning down stimulus money
news.yahoo.com — BATON ROUGE, La. A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal... stimulus package , a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and ... (more) GOP governors consider turning down stimulus money
Obama Gains Support From G.O.P. Governors
Obama Gains Support From G.O.P. Governors
nytimes.com — Republican governors have become allies with President Obama, as others in the party have spurned him. >... (more) Obama Gains Support From G.O.P. Governors
Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors
Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors
nytimes.com — Republican governors showed in the stimulus debate that they could be allies with President Obama even as... Congressional Republicans spurned him. > (more) Obama Gains G.O.P. Support From Governors
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N.Y. Senators: Send Me The Money
The Caucus — Two more senators added their voice to a chorus of lawmakers and governors who have a response to stimulus naysayers : If you don’t want the money, we’ll be happy to take it off your hands. New York Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to President Obama asking him to direct unwanted stimulus money to their state. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: New York receives 78 cents from the federal government for every dollar we send to Washington. If other states are willingly refusing federal support in this time of economic crisis, New York should ...

Granholm sets Jindal straight
Daily Kos — ... Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm slams Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and other Republicans for refusing to spend stimulus dollars on behalf of their constituents, saying that instead of scoring political points with right-wing conservatives, GOP Governors ought to be helping the people they were elected to serve. ...

Andrew Sargus Klein: Momentum at slow-boil
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... I suspect the "breaking news" has more to do with the virulent nature of stimulus commentary. Considering how remarkably combative, ...

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news.yahoo.com 2/4/2009 — AP - Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.
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