dcexaminer.com - 1/5/2009
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Examiner Editorial - 1/5/09 President-elect Barack Obama meets today with Democratic congressional leaders to discuss their forthcoming economic stimulus package. On Wednesday a Democrats-only committee hearing will convene to push for congressional action before Obama s January 20 inauguration. ...
humanevents.com - 1/5/2009
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humanevents.com —
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House
rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is...
unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought ...
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Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules
thehill.com - 1/8/2009
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thehill.com —
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said
she will keep Congress in session through the Presidents...
Day recess if an economic stimulus package isn’t completed for President-elect Obama by then. Pelosi’s comments came just minutes before ...
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Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
michellemalkin.com - 1/5/2009
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THE PELOSI DOCTRINE: What’s good for her is good for America!…
Instapundit —
THE PELOSI DOCTRINE: What’s good for her is good for America!
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Classical Values —
... of all political stripes widely agree the checks sent out last spring were ineffective in stemming the economic slide, partly because many strapped consumers paid bills or saved the cash rather than spend it. But Obama aides wanted a provision that could get money into consumers' hands fast, and hope they will be persuaded to spend money this time if the credit is made a permanent feature of the tax code. OK. So stimulating personal expenditures doesn't help much. In fact the DC Examiner (and some one needs to keep examining the DC folks) which has been studying the matter ...
Wednesday Linkfest!
The Anchoress —
... don’t miss this biting, no-holds barred post by center-left John Ridley, who takes issues with labels, Hollywood’s intellectual dishonesty, and brainlessness-in- general as he discusses his story Three Kings, which this blog has referenced a few times.
Garbriel at Ace has the first ten bills of the eleventy-first congress. I feel a nightmare coming on. And isn’t the-permanent-majority-lady one scary little powermonger? I hope Obama can deal with her. And with this. ...
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From NBC's Carrie Dann With a nod to the inauguration preparations underway outside, President-elect Obama started Washington DC's unofficial "back to school day" this morning by meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , saying that "the ...
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