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thehill.com - 2/2/2009
Senators predict stimulus bill will change
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A number of senators from across the ideological spectrum staked out varying positions on the House-passed economic stimulus bill, but all agreed on one point: the bill will change before it gets to President Obama. On the first round of Sunday talk shows since the House passed an $819 billion ...
washingtonindependent.com - 1/31/2009
Steele to House GOP: Stimulus Bill ‘Goose Egg Was Just Beautiful’
— washingtonindependent.com — The Republican National Committee invited reporters to listen via conference call to new Chairman Michael Steele’s pep... talk to House Republicans at their weekend retreat. If there was a revelation, it’s that Steele seems more comfortable ... (more) Steele to House GOP: Stimulus Bill ‘Goose Egg Was Just ...

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reuters.com - 2/2/2009
Obama calls meeting with top Democrats on stimulus | U.S.
— reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his economic recovery plan, President Barack... Obama called Democratic Congressional leaders to a meeting on Monday to drive home his message of urgency. With hundreds of ... (more) Obama calls meeting with top Democrats on ...

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politico.com - 2/1/2009
Politico Daily Digest
— politico.com — President Obama, at last night's closed-press Alfalfa Dinner, on the delay in getting a dog: 'The labradoodle... we picked has some problems with back taxes.' Sen. Kit Bond, Alfalfa's new president: 'Joe Biden is the reason Amtrak invented the quiet ... (more) Politico Daily Digest

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Read These Now or My Drippy Faucet Will Confound Your Belief
Shakesville — ... Gee, ya think? Senators "predict" the stimulus bill will change. Our representative government gives me such a giggle. A bill "will change?" Say it ain't so? ...

The Bipartisan Tango
The Moderate Voice — ... E. J. Dionne Jr. notes in the Washington Post: “If achieving bipartisanship takes priority over the actual content of policy, Republicans are handed a powerful weapon. In theory, they can keep moving the bipartisan bar indefinitely. And each concession to their sensibilities threatens the solidarity in the president’s own camp.” The test will come this week in the Senate, where the bipartisan tango will be less robotic as real bargaining begins. MORE.

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