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openleft.com - 7/13/2009
We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package
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This seems like Framing and Political Strategy 101 to me, but since few other people are talking in this way, let me just lay out a basic idea: all this talk about doing a stimulus package versus not doing a stimulus package is fundamentally besides the point. What we need is a comprehensive ...
Obama vs Obama on the Stimulus (video)
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youtube.com - 7/17/2009
Obama vs Obama on the Stimulus (video)
— youtube.com — President Obama changes course on the stimulus. Where are the jobs? House Republicans offer a real plan to create jobs and get our economy moving again. (more) Obama vs Obama on the Stimulus (video)

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blogs.reuters.com - 7/13/2009
Why I’m unconvinced by calls for a second stimulus package
— blogs.reuters.com — In an efficient market, a credible government promise to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in mass transit and nuclear power and smart electrical grids and so on and so forth would have an immediate stimulative effect: people would start spending ... (more) Why I’m unconvinced by calls for a second stimulus package

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The Republic of T.:  You Get The Recovery You Pay For

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You Get The Recovery You Pay For
The Republic of T. — ... $2 trillion — possibly a lot more, if the budget office projections turn out to be too optimistic — Mr. Obama offers a $775 billion plan. And that’s not enough. The jobless numbers, compounded by the the number of long-term unemployed who will lose their benefits by September, if something isn’t done, in an economy where hiring just isn’t happening. Call it what you want. Call it a second stimulus. Call it a third stimulus. Call a jobs package. If we want a recovery for the real economy — the economy of Main Street ...

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GOP unifies against any more stimulus spending (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/13/2009
AP - Republicans lined up Sunday in opposition to a second economic stimulus package, a rare demonstration of unity from an out-of-power political party in search of a rallying cry against President Barack Obama.
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AP - Republicans lined up Sunday in opposition to a second economic stimulus package, a rare demonstration of unity from an out-of-power political party in search of a rallying cry against President Barack Obama.
Obama’s Stimulus Money Starts to Flow as Jobless Await Results (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/13/2009
Bloomberg - July 13 (Bloomberg) -- David Oneglia was looking at the likelihood of layoffs at his construction company. Then he landed a contract funded by the federal stimulus program to repair roads and bridges on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway.
Obama urges patience on stimulus plan — msnbc.com: Politics 7/13/2009
With the U.S. economy still firmly in the grip of a tenacious recession, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to have patience and give his economic recovery plan time to work.
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Bloomberg - July 13 (Bloomberg) -- David Oneglia was looking at the likelihood of layoffs at his construction company. Then he landed a contract funded by the federal stimulus program to repair roads and bridges on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway.