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Obama Says Economic Crisis Comes First
President Tells Nation Stimulus Plan Must Pass, With or Without GOP Support Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, February 10, 2009; Page A01
Vote No on the Economic Stimulus
countryfirstpac.com — The Senate recently began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy... get back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the ... (more) Vote No on the Economic Stimulus
Obama warns of need for stimulus bill right away - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that failure to act on an economic recovery package could... plunge the nation into a long-lasting recession that might prove irreversible, a fresh call to a recalcitrant Congress to move quickly. In ... (more) Obama warns of need for stimulus bill right away - ...
Economic Scene: Time to Steer ‘Forceful Course’ for Stimulus Bill
nytimes.com — The Obama administration has not publicly answered criticisms that its stimulus package is not as effective as... it could be, dollar for dollar, or that it is simply too small. > (more) Economic Scene: Time to Steer ‘Forceful Course’ for ...
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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... Transcript of POTOS presser here. Big media reax here, here and here. Bloggy reax here, here and here and here. Did Obama filibuster? History's biggest monster: Geithner? Digby is depressed. Self-awareness doesn't seem to be their thing.

Fear Is the Mind Killer
A Blog For All — ... . They've had a crummy economy for years on end because the government stuck its piehole where it didn't belong, and the private sector suffered horribly for it. Of course, Obama claims that the Japanese government failed in its stimulus package because it didn't sufficiently spend enough money . By that reasoning, even the amounts Obama is talking about aren't going to be enough, and he will demand more. That's why we're hearing Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner ...

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