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A solid plurality of the American public supports the economic stimulus plan that President-elect Barack Obama has proposed, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Friday, January 16, 2009 The veto is the
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Poll: Nervous Americans Back Stimulus
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... From NBC News/WSJ:
What do you think of the proposed stimulus plan? Good idea: 43%; bad idea: 27%. ...
The public's on board
Political Animal —
... of renewable energy and making public buildings more energy efficient. When asked about area in which Obama's rescue plan could potentially be seen as going "too far," the only issue in which "a majority of people registered concern was with providing aid to corporations facing bankruptcy." Poll respondents have low expectations about the economy in the near future -- three out of four expect the recession to persist for at least another year -- but continue to support Barack Obama in large numbers . Despite some recent hiccups, the poll found 71% approving of the ...
Still strong public support for Obama
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Americans are hungry for change. And, they're on board with their new president (for now). After the Blago debacle and a few other issues, I imagine the pundits were thinking Obama's numbers would start to drop. But, that hasn't happened according to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll ...
Progressive Breakfast: Public Backs Public Investment
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... The latest NBC/WSJ poll finds big support for public investment to get the economy back on track, mixed with an undercurrent of concern about spending too much. ( ...
1/16: A Post-Partisan Era? Yeah, Right.
Blogometer —
... : "I hope Obama's people learn something from this, and I trust they have. Republicans are committed to opposing a popular plan (extremely popular -- 80-85% support job creation on various initiatives like energy and infrastructure) for nakedly ideological reasons. At this point, their support is going to be meager at best. Ultimately, this could be a very good lesson. Obama extended the hand of friendship and it was rebuffed. He can now take the high road and move the bill even further in the direction of job creation. After all, he tried. And he can take that message right ...
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Poll: Public backs Obama’s stimulus plan.
thinkprogress.org 1/15/2009 — A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds strong public support for President-elect Obama’s stimulus plans and broad disapproval for conservative desires to give tax breaks to big businesses. Some highlights :
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news.yahoo.com 1/6/2009 — AP - President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan won't include money for politicians' pet projects and will include provisions aimed at ensuring his administration is open and accountable to taxpayers and Congress, a transition official ...
Obama aides press Senate to allow bailout money —
Reuters: Politics 1/15/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aides to President-elect Barack Obama tried to shore up support among Senate Republicans on Wednesday for releasing $350 billion in Wall Street bailout funds, as a leading Democrat in the House of Representatives predicted ...
SEC nominee to be grilled on Madoff —
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President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to face questions at her confirmation hearing Thursday about Bernard Madoff -- the alleged mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
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SEC nominee to be grilled on Madoff —
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(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to face questions at her confirmation hearing Thursday about Bernard Madoff — the alleged mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in ...
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