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iht.com - 2/3/2009
Innovation should mean more jobs, not less - International Herald Tribune
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Creating new jobs is a good way to get America's economy moving again. That's not the controversial part of President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plans. As usual, the devil is in the details. And innovation advocates fear that if the devil runs amok, a short-sighted emphasis on jobs ...
iht.com - 1/29/2009
Hill Republican: Stimulus aids illegal immigrants - International Herald Tribune
— iht.com — WASHINGTON : The $800 billion-plus economic stimulus measure making its way through Congress could steer government checks... to illegal immigrants, a top Republican congressional official asserted Thursday. The legislation, which would send tax credits ... (more) Hill Republican: Stimulus aids illegal immigrants - ...

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iht.com - 2/7/2009
Obama recovery plan on track in Senate - International Herald Tribune
— iht.com — WASHINGTON : Republicans and Democrats offered starkly different assessments of President Barack Obama's newly renegotiated economic recovery... plan Saturday, as the Senate held a rare weekend debate in advance of a key vote on Monday. Lawmakers are ... (more) Obama recovery plan on track in Senate - International ...

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Obama: It's all about the jobs
dailykos.com - 2/8/2009
Obama: It's all about the jobs
— dailykos.com — In this morning's weekly address, President Obama sounded a repeated mantra of jobs, jobs, jobs and more... jobs--and took aim at tax-cut only proposals as a "losing formula"--as he prepared to take his case to the American people in Indiana and Florida ... (more) Obama: It's all about the jobs

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Where Is The Stimulus Shock And Awe?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... of some of the business tax breaks which allow corporations to collect rebates on past taxes for current losses. "The business tax cuts should be linked directly to investment, not credits for current losses or past investments," he argued. Other tax breaks that could be both stimulating to the economy and socially beneficial include credits for those buying low-pollution cars and for those who improve the energy efficiency of their homes, Stiglitz said, reinforcing a comment he made earlier to the International Herald Tribune: ...

Where Is The Stimulus Shock And Awe?
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... of some of the business tax breaks which allow corporations to collect rebates on past taxes for current losses. "The business tax cuts should be linked directly to investment, not credits for current losses or past investments," he argued. Other tax breaks that could be both stimulating to the economy and socially beneficial include credits for those buying low-pollution cars and for those who improve the energy efficiency of their homes, Stiglitz said, reinforcing a comment he made earlier to the International Herald Tribune: ...

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