boston.com - 2/5/2009
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Stimulus funding for arts hits nerve Some doubt it would create jobs
boston.com - 2/3/2009
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boston.com —
WASHINGTON - President Obama said yesterday that "very
modest differences" over a massive package to revive the...
economy should not delay its swift passage, a fresh appeal to Congress as the Senate took up its $885 billion version. Obama teamed up with ...
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Push stimulus forth, says president - The Boston Globe
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John Hawkins: Do We Really Want To Go 177 Million Dollars Further In Debt For Art?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
There is a virtually unlimited number of wasteful programs that are being subsidized by the stimulus bill, but there's one in particular that deserves extra attention because it is emblematic of so much of what's wrong with our government today, The massive economic stimulus bill moving through Congress is being watched closely by arts groups across the country, including the Massachusetts Cultural Council. If the House version becomes law, the National Endowment for the Arts would get $50 million - and the council's federal funding would soar by nearly 50 percent. While the ...
Cash for the ‘Arts’ In Obama’s Stinkulus Bill: A Caviar Feast on a Cheeseburger Budget
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Yet, the Boston Globe reports that the National Endowment for the Arts is the fortunate recipient of a $50 million handout hidden deep in this Obama generational debt bill. This stinkulus bill is larding the pockets of Big Entertainment above the more important goal of creating jobs. ...
Cash for the ‘Arts’ In Obama’s Stinkulus Bill: A Caviar Feast on a Cheeseburger Budget
Stop The ACLU —
... a situation I have, indeed, faced in my life — the first thing I do is determine what expenditures are vital and necessary and cut out, or at least cut back, the rest. In the normal course of household expenditures, I would place rent (or mortgage), food, heat, electric, and water, gasoline and phone bills as most important necessities. I-Tunes, movies, DVDs, books, cable — in short, entertainment — are of far lesser value in such an emergency situation, wouldn’t you say? Yet, the Boston Globe reports that the National Endowment for the Arts is the fortunate recipient of a ...
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Is the stimulus anti-Christian?
salon.com 2/5/2009 —
Some elements on the right have found something new to complain about in the stimulus: They're criticizing one specific provision in the bill, which they say discriminates against religion, and they're hopping mad about it. The rhetoric on the ...
Cafferty: “Buy American” in stimulus plan? —
CNN Political Ticker 2/5/2009
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There’s no shortage of controversy when it comes to the massive stimulus bill – including whether or not it should include a “Buy American” provision.
Supporters insist that ...
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