hotair.com - 2/8/2009
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My friend Flip Pidot at Suitably Flip has an excellent graphical representation of the current stimulus package, with projected interest, in comparison to previous government programs. Flip gives the figures in 2008 dollars, which makes it possible to compare, say, the Louisiana Purchase from ...
washingtonindependent.com - 2/5/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
This amendment to the economic stimulus bill passed
by the House and now being considered by the...
Senate, submitted by conservative icon-in-the-making Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), was breathtakingly bold. The gist , from Sen. DeMint’s Website: o ...
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It’s All Part of My Stimulus Fantasy
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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For Transparency’s Sake, Delay “Stimulus” Vote
GayPatriot —
... to get pass legislation of this magnitude, more expensive than the Iraq War (and Congress voted numerous times to fund the war), giving the public time to review and comment before their legislators vote on it. ...
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