latimes.com - 2/5/2009
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Reporting from Washington -- President Obama abruptly changed tactics Wednesday in his bid to revive the economy, setting aside his bipartisan stance and pointedly blaming Republicans for demanding what he cast as discredited "piecemeal measures." Obama's comments were a marked departure from ...
latimes.com - 2/5/2009
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In a written exchange with Solis, Republican senators
indicated they are wary of her ties to a...
tax-exempt group dedicated to helping workers unionize. Solis is treasurer of the organization, American Rights at Work . Federal records show that the ...
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Republicans want Labor nominee to stop lobbying for ...
latimes.com - 1/30/2009
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Reporting from San Francisco and Washington -- Donald
Manzullo, a House Republican from Illinois, has proposed a...
$5,000 voucher for anyone buying a new car. Kentucky's Mitch McConnell, the Senate GOP leader, favors a temporary suspension of the ...
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Republicans lack a party line on economy - Los Angeles Times
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2/5: The Limits Of Bipartisanship
Blogometer —
... a call: 202-224-3121. [...] Kill the bill. Stab it. Stick a fork in it. Then start over from scratch." OBAMA: This Bill Ain't Gonna Sell Itself, Mr. President Liberal bloggers don't understand why Obama hasn't been using his bully pulpit to sell the stimulus bill: OBAMA II: Now That's What I'm Talkin' About After criticizing Obama's bipartisan approach to passing the stimulus bill, liberal bloggers praised him after he used last night's S-CHIP signing ceremony as an opportunity to change tactics and put the heat on GOP opponents of the stimulus bill: "In the past few days, ...
Gingrich’s Economic Recovery Plan: Obama Should Spend At Least 35 Days Talking To Republicans
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... Gingrich’s comparison of the economic recovery package’s cost to that of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is unfortunate. After all, President Bush did “ram” the Iraq war through Congress and to the American public by lying and presenting false intelligence.
In contrast, Obama has gone out of his way to work with congressional Republicans, meeting with them more than Bush met with Democrats during his entire presidency; he has even held private one-on-one meetings with Republicans.
But as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...
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