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theglitteringeye.com - 2/19/2009
Why What, When, and How Matters in a Stimulus Package
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The House and Senate are debating their contrasting versions of a fiscal stimulus package: WASHINGTON — The Senate agreement on a roughly $827 billion economic stimulus bill sets up tough negotiations with the House, primarily over tens of billions of dollars in aid to states and local ...
congressmatters.com - 2/27/2009
Congress Matters: "Cramdown" crammed into next week
— congressmatters.com — It appears the House will conduct general debate only on H.R. 1106, the mortgage restructuring bill, and... save votes on amendments and final passage for next week. So just procedural votes today -- ordering the previous question, then passage of the rule. (more) Congress Matters: "Cramdown" crammed into next week

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Obama Has Not Ruled Out Second Stimulus Package
nytimes.com - 2/17/2009
Obama Has Not Ruled Out Second Stimulus Package
— nytimes.com — President Obama has not ruled out a second stimulus package, his press secretary said on Tuesday. >... (more) Obama Has Not Ruled Out Second Stimulus Package

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dailykos.com - 2/15/2009
Executive pay caps that survived in the stimulus
— dailykos.com — Cross-posted from Congress Matters . If you've got a Daily Kos account, you've got a Congress Matters... account. Log in with your existing Daily Kos user name and password. Seems some executive pay limits for TARP recipients did survive the ... (more) Executive pay caps that survived in the stimulus

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