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Obama expressed impatience with “posturing” on the Hill over objections to his economic stimulus plan.
John R. Bolton - The Three-State Option
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Economy May Delay Work on Campaign Pledges
Economy May Delay Work on Campaign Pledges
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Video: Michelle rips Obama’s stimulus plan and the GOP’s complicity in it
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . Some cynics perceived it as greedy, you see. Here she is on Cavuto followed by The One speaking earlier today about how urgently dire our dire urgency is in passing the bill, a draft of which his team hopes to dump on Congress ...

Stimulus Setback: Which Side Is Obama On?
Open Left - Front Page — ... , if Jim Cooper is being encouraged in his opposition to the stimulus, and if we remember that President Obama indicated he had "no pride of authorship" on the stimulus, isn't it reasonable to conclude that President Obama himself wants to reduce the size of the stimulus package? ...

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The Associated Press: Obama calls stimulus bill delay 'inexcusable'
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Illinois Senate seat to stay vacant: DurbinReuters: Politics 1/9/2009
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Obama asks to invoke God during inauguration oathCNN.com - Politics 1/9/2009
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