scrappleface.com - 2/16/2009
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(2009-02-14) — President Barack Obama said today he will veto the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Democrats in Congress on Friday, after a restless night’s sleep.
“I had a dream,” said a visibly shaken Mr. Obama. “that my daughters, Sasha and ...
politico.com - 2/12/2009
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politico.com —
Blog: Reid went before the cameras Wednesday to
announce a stimulus deal before Pelosi had agreed on...
all the details.
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Did Reid roll Pelosi?
online.wsj.com - 2/17/2009
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Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus into
law in a ceremony in Denver, with the aim...
of pumping money into infrastructure projects, health care and renewable energy development.
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Obama Signs Stimulus Bill
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Stones Cry Out —
... day before the bill passed, “We are not going to be able to perpetually finance the levels of debt that the federal government is currently carrying.” The accompanying graphic is the ultimate irony.
CBS news reports that the President is going to convene a “fiscal responsibility summit” on February 23rd. Again with the irony. The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.
And finally, satirist Scott Ott engages in some wishful thinking:
President Barack Obama said today that “after a restless ...
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