dailykos.com - 3/16/2009
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While the White House press release simply states that President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner will meet today with small business owners and community lenders, it is being reported that the President will: ... announce steps on Monday to make it easier for small business owners to ...
online.wsj.com - 3/10/2009
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online.wsj.com —
The Obama administration is looking to steer new
assistance to the nation's small business community, Treasury Secretary...
Geithner told members of Congress.
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Treasury Looks to Aid Small Business
time.com - 3/16/2009
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time.com —
Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner planned to
announce a broad package that includes reduced small-business lending...
fees and an increase on the guarantee to some Small Business Administration loans
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Obama Plans Small-Business Lending Boost
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The Drive-by Non-media: Careful What You Wish For
The Moderate Voice —
... is that bloggers would be leading a pretty lonely life without them. I decided to take a very brief look at the latest entries from two large volume blogs, one from the Left and one from the Right, and see where they are getting their “news” to comment on.
Over at Daily KOS, we find the following stories:
Pelosi: Congress to try to recover AIG funds (Wall Street Journal)
This Week in Congress (actually links to a congressional web site)
Obama: Relief For Small Business Owners (Yahoo News via their AP feed)
Abbreviated Pundit ...
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Politico , AP forward GOP small business falsehood
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Obama vows to help small businesses —
CNN Political Ticker 3/16/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama vowed Monday to ease the financial plight of the nation's small businesses, promising immediate action to revive frozen credit markets.
Obama made his remarks to reporters after he and Treasury Secretary Tim ...
Team Obama outlines small business help —
First Read 3/16/2009
From NBC's Athena Jones Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today called on banks to make an extra effort to "serve the larger public good" by making loans available to creditworthy borrowers, as he and the president announced a plan to help small ...