powerlineblog.com - 1/6/2009
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Barack Obama says he wants to include $300 billion in tax cuts in his proposed stimulus package, about 40% of the total dollars involved. The tax cuts would go to both individuals and businesses. The details are important, obviously. There will be a cap on personal tax cuts so that upper-income ...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/1/2009
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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.
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Obama pledges schools upgrade in stimulus
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... in an effort to win GOP support for their economic stimulus package: On the right side of the blogosphere, Hinderaker is cheered by the news: "[C]onservatives should be happy that the Democrats are willing to cut taxes at all. $300 billion, if it passes, will provide more near-term relief than either of the Bush tax cuts. And a considerable portion of the proposed cuts will go to companies, which should benefit the economy much more than additional federal spending. [...] Some Republicans ...
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