Video: McCain On Obama Stimulus Plan
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 2/2/2009 — Harry Smith spoke with Sen. John McCain about what changes the GOP would like to make to President Obama's stimulus plan.

Obama Stimulus: Less Than 25 Percent is Actually Stimulus
usnews.com 2/2/2009 — Most of the bill is "mystery meat." How it helps the economy anytime soon is a mystery.

Video: House expected to vote Wed. on stimulus package
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/28/2009 — President Barack Obama's expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version that melds new spending and tax cuts.

Video: Will Stimulus Plan Work?
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — As the second half of the Bush bailout is set to be spent, talk in D.C. focuses on Barack Obama's plan, reports Chip Reid. Sen. Chris Dodd discusses why he supports the Obama economic stimulus plan.

Stimulus Update: Senate Bill $7.5 billion Higher Than House Version
corner.nationalreview.com 2/7/2009 — Stimulus Update from Senate Republican Policy Committee: Cost of deal: $780bn Cost of amendments added on the floor: $47bn Total cost of Senate bill: $827.0bn Total estimated cost with interest: $1.2 trillion Senate bill is $7.5bn higher ...

House Offers $825 Billion Stimulus
washingtonpost.com 1/15/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

House in heated stimulus debate - Jan. 28, 2009
money.cnn.com 1/29/2009 — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The House on Wednesday evening passed an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday on a party-line vote, despite President Obama's efforts to achieve bipartisan support for the bill. The final vote was 244 to 188. No ...

Progress
openleft.com 1/28/2009 — Two quick conversations, along with that delightful fact from yesterday that Obama did an executive order that nullifies Every Single Legal Order and Opinion on Interrogation From the Bush Years, are making me feel very happy today. I was talking to ...

Video - Business Update: Dems plan $825b fix
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 1/16/2009 — House Democrats are working on a bill that provides $825 billion in tax cuts and spending to revitalize the sagging American economy.

Reid: 'People are making progress' on stimulus
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 2/11/2009 — Stimulus talks lasted almost until midnight. WASHINGTON (CNN)– Top lawmakers and White House officials ended more than nine hours of closed-door negotiations on the economic stimulus bill shortly before midnight Tuesday indicating a final ...

Crowley: Balance of power trying to find balance — CNN Political Ticker 1/22/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democrats hold a strong majority in Congress, but with power comes a power struggle, and a potential headache for President Obama. Just two days into his term, the president is already facing pushback from leaders of his own ...

Ethics panel fills roster — POLITICO.com: Congress 1/22/2009
Pelosi named Dem Reps. Chandler (Ky.), Butterfield (N.C.), Castor (Fla.) and Welch (Vt.) to committee.

House Dems push tax breaks through committee (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/23/2009
AP - Amid grim new evidence of economic weakness, legislation at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan advanced in Congress Thursday over the persistent opposition of Republicans seeking deeper tax cuts.

Dems predict stimulus success in House — POLITICO.com: Congress 1/23/2009
Pelosi: “Yes, we wrote the bill. Yes, we won the election."

Paterson appoints Gillibrand NY senator — First Read 1/23/2009
From NBC's Mark MurrayWell, it certainly wasn't as bizarre as that press conference where Rod Blagojevich announced Roland Burris as his pick to fill Obama's vacant Senate seat -- and where Rep. Bobby Rush even made a guest appearance. ("I would ask ...