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Now That’s a Stimulus Package
outsidethebeltway.com - 11/11/2008
Now That’s a Stimulus Package
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Concerned about future growth the Chinese government is about to implement a stimulus package: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — China unveiled on Sunday what it described as a “massive” economic stimulus package worth over half a trillion dollars in an effort to reverse slowing ...

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The Glittering Eye:  How Big a Stimulus?

We Are All Flint, MI Now
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/17/2008
We Are All Flint, MI Now
— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Flint I was talking with mr. emptywheel about what one of the bad--but by no means worst--case scenarios in a GM bankruptcy would be. This scenario is just one of several that might happen--by no means guaranteed, and Congress would fight the ... (more) We Are All Flint, MI Now

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nytimes.com - 11/9/2008
China Unveils $586 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan
— nytimes.com — China announced plans to spend billions on a wide array of infrastructure and social welfare projects in a bold move aimed at bolstering its economy. > (more) China Unveils $586 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan

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Pelosi Considering Two-Step Stimulus Package Of $60 Billion To $100 Billion
suzieqq.wordpress.com - 11/10/2008
Pelosi Considering Two-Step Stimulus Package Of $60 Billion To $100 Billion
— suzieqq.wordpress.com — Pelosi Favors Two-Step Stimulus, Seeks Permanent Tax Cut in 2009 WSJ- By GREG HITT NOVEMBER 6, 2008, 6:07 P.M. ET WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Wall Street Journal that she is considering a two-staged effort to boost the shaky U.S. ... (more) Pelosi Considering Two-Step Stimulus Package Of $60 ...

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How Big a Stimulus?
The Glittering Eye — ... I also think that the sort of stimulus is just as important as the size of the stimulus. We need to stimulate business activity not consumer spending. Propping up consumer spending will serve more to stimulate the Chinese economy than it will ours and they already plan a stimulus package of their own. ...

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