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Maybe Too Little, Always Too Late - New York Times
nytimes.com - 2/12/2009
Maybe Too Little, Always Too Late - New York Times
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The history of anti-recession efforts is that they are almost always initiated too late to do any good. This chart, based on recession timelines from the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows the enactment of stimulus plans is a fairly accurate indicator that we have hit the bottom of the ...
nytimes.com - 2/19/2009
Libel Suit Against The New York Times Ends
— nytimes.com — A lobbyist’s lawsuit against The New York Times over the newspaper’s account of her ties to Senator... John McCain has been settled, both sides announced on Thursday. The suit , filed by Vicki L. Iseman, the Washington lobbyist, was settled without ... (more) Libel Suit Against The New York Times Ends

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 2/19/2009
Vicki Iseman’s Lawyer Claims Victory In Big Lawsuit Against The New York Times
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — One of the most controversial moments of Campaign 2008, you'll recall, came when The New York Times... ran a widely-criticized piece that seemed to imply that John McCain might have had an affair with a female lobbyist. The lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, sued ... (more) Vicki Iseman’s Lawyer Claims Victory In Big Lawsuit ...

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pajamasmedia.com - 2/6/2009
Qaddafi’s Dirty Joke on the NY Times?
— pajamasmedia.com — Writing last month in The New York Times, Libya’s longtime tyrant and veteran terror-sponsor Muammar Qaddafi proposed... a one-state compromise for Israel and the Palestinians, which he dubbed “Isratine.” For Qaddafi to be preening as ... (more) Qaddafi’s Dirty Joke on the NY Times?

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Outside The Beltway | OTB:  Stimulus Deal Too Late?

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Too Late Already?

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Stimulus Deal Too Late?
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... brings out this chart to illustrate that, by the time government gets around to passing legislation to get us out of bad economic times, we’re already out of bad economic times: ...

Too Late Already?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... to this chart in order to argue that the stimulus is unnecessary. According to a Macroeconomic Advisers report (subscription only) that arrived in the Dish inbox a few minutes ago Q1-2009 (current quarter) GDP is tracking at - 4.6 percent. Unless they are very, very wrong, the end of the depression is not nigh. ...

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