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online.wsj.com - 10/30/2009
White House: Data Likely to Credit Stimulus for 650,000 Jobs
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MAYA JACKSON RANDALL WASHINGTON -- Obama administration officials expect new reports Friday to show that the government's fiscal stimulus program helped create or save about 650,000 jobs, a figure officials are prepared to tout as a sign of stimulus success. The number represents stimulus ...
Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show
nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show
— nytimes.com — Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show... (more) Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show

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White House Chalks Up 650,000 Jobs to Stimulus
nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
White House Chalks Up 650,000 Jobs to Stimulus
— nytimes.com — The federal stimulus program has saved or created nearly 650,000 jobs through aid to states, infrastructure projects... and federal contracts, the Obama administration claimed Friday morning, adding that officials believe they are on track to meet their ... (more) White House Chalks Up 650,000 Jobs to Stimulus

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Stimulus creates 650,000 jobs
money.cnn.com - 10/30/2009
Stimulus creates 650,000 jobs
— money.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved at least... 650,000 state and local jobs, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Friday. Based on approximately $150 billion in ... (more) Stimulus creates 650,000 jobs

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White House: Data Likely to Credit Stimulus for 650,000 Jobs
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... submitted earlier this month to show how they are making use of stimulus funds. The reports are expected to be available Friday afternoon on the Web site, recovery.gov. As mandated by Congress, the reports cover only $150 billion of the $339 billion stimulus spending that has occurred through Sept. 30. The reports don't represent tax cuts, direct payments to individuals such as Pell Grants or grants of amounts under $25,000 per recipient, administration officials said. Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125689799688318277.html

Moving Days: Can delicate coalition survive thousand cuts?
The Note — ... The new stimulus jobs report is out Friday afternoon: "Obama administration officials expect new reports Friday to show that the government's fiscal stimulus program helped create or save about 650,000 jobs, a figure officials are prepared to tout as a significant sign of stimulus success," The Wall Street Journal's Maya Jackson Randall reports. ...

CBO Refutes Republicans: Stimulus Saved Or Created 600,000-1.6 Million Jobs
Wonk Room — ... When the Obama administration announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (i.e. the stimulus) had saved or created 640,000 jobs, Republicans quickly launched into a tirade. The Republican National Committee said that “it is clear the Obama administration is trying to cover up economic reality by ...

A Shallower Recovery
Obsidian Wings — ... When the Obama administration announced that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (i.e. the stimulus) had saved or created 640,000 jobs, Republicans quickly launched into a tirade... ...

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