mcall.com - 2/5/2009
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WASHINGTON | - In pursuit of his twin goals of reviving the economy and transforming the political climate in Washington, President-elect Barack Obama not only wants quick congressional action on his mammoth stimulus package but also wants significant numbers of Republicans to join in voting for ...
online.wsj.com - 2/7/2009
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online.wsj.com —
President Obama has started to play the "catastrophe"
card to sell his economic stimulus plan, using yesterday's...
terrible January jobs report to predict doom unless Congress acts. No doubt he'll get his way, but the tragedy of this first great effort ...
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Barack Obama's Stimulus Plan Will Get Little Value ...
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 2/2/2009
newsweek.com - 2/3/2009
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newsweek.com —
Among the many claims made for the stimulus
package now before Congress is that it will "jump-start"...
a "bigger, better, smarter" electric grid, enabling Americans to use energy more efficiently. Sounds great. But it may be mostly hype.
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Newsweek: Will Obama's stimulus plan work?
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Rahm Throws Pelosi Under The Bus To Save Stimulus Bill
Firedoglake —
... Except that it's not true. The Obama transition team has been working on the substance of the bill from day one. Their first step was to go to the Association of Mayors, the National Governors' Associations and other non-congressional groups and say "give us all your shovel-ready projects." That and other provisions written by the Obama team became the spine of the bill. It went through only three committee markups, and moved through the House at lightening speed in a way that made many House chairs unhappy, with the notable exception of Dave Obey (now also under ...
Jane Hamsher: Rahm Throws Pelosi Under The Bus To Save Stimulus Bill
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Except that it's not true. The Obama transition team has been working on the substance of the bill from day one. Their first step was to go to the Association of Mayors, the National Governors' Associations and other non-congressional groups and say "give us all your shovel-ready projects." That and other provisions written by the Obama team became the spine of the bill. It went through only three committee markups, and moved through the House at lightening speed in a way that made many House chairs unhappy, with the notable exception of Dave Obey ( ...
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