Despite Pledges, Stimulus Has Some Pork
washingtonpost.com 2/13/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

Obama Pledges To Appoint Republican To Cabinet
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 11/17/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama gave additional hints that he was interested in a "team of rivals" approach to selecting members of his cabinet.

Obama pledges mortgage help with new financial plan
reuters.com 1/31/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama promised on Saturday to help lower Americans' mortgage costs with a new plan, coming soon, that would revive the financial system and "get credit flowing again." Obama, who has made fighting the country's ...

Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus
msnbc.msn.com 1/1/2009 — Barack Obama probably cannot fix every leaky roof and busted boiler in the nation's schools. But educators say his sweeping school modernization program — if he spends enough — could jump-start student achievement.

Big changes to Obama stimulus plan
politico.com 1/12/2009 — Obama tried Sunday to shore up support in Congress for his ambitious economic policies.

Video: McCain On Obama Stimulus Plan
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 2/2/2009 — Harry Smith spoke with Sen. John McCain about what changes the GOP would like to make to President Obama's stimulus plan.

Video: Will Stimulus Plan Work?
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — As the second half of the Bush bailout is set to be spent, talk in D.C. focuses on Barack Obama's plan, reports Chip Reid. Sen. Chris Dodd discusses why he supports the Obama economic stimulus plan.

McCain Pledges to Bring Up Ayers in Debate
politicalwire.com 10/14/2008 — It appears Sen. John McCain will take Sen. Barack Obama up on his challenge . In an interview on a St. Louis radio station, McCain said Obama's comments that "I didn't have the guts" to talk about William Ayers in the last presidential debate have ...

Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project
nytimes.com 12/6/2008 — Barack Obama committed to the largest public works program since the creation of the interstate highways. >

The Stimulus Plan Is Sexist!
corner.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — "The current proposal is simply too narrow." Wanted: WomenWelfare. Linda Hirshmann in today's Times.

Obama team promotes massive economic recovery plan (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
AP - President-elect Barack Obama signaled Sunday he will move urgently and aggressively to rescue the plunging economy, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. "We're out with the ...

No enemies list (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
Politico - The hiring of Ellen Moran as White House communications director makes sense for some reasons: She's thought of as a capable, experienced hand, and she's known and worked with top Obama aides for nearly two decades.

Official: Richardson to be commerce secretary (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
AP - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet.

Obama, Democrats Plan $700B Stimulus Over Two Years — Wash Post Federal Page 11/24/2008
Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive fiscal stimulus program that could total as much as $700 billion over the next two years.

Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain — NYT > Politics 11/24/2008
The studies were issued as President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats take aim at the plans and consider cutting the payments they receive. >