time.com - 1/9/2009
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How do you stimulate a stumbling economy? For decades, the consensus among economists was that this was a job best left to the Federal Reserve and to such automatic fiscal stabilizers as unemployment insurance. Passing laws in Congress to cut taxes or boost spending to stave off a downturn was ...
slate.com - 1/6/2009
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Washington officials can't say for sure how many
people are coming to town for Barack Obama's inauguration.
Estimates have ranged from 2 million to 4 million. Perhaps the confusion lies in figuring out how many are coming to see his swearing-in and ...
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Why Obama's stimulus bill won't be ready on Day 1.
washingtonpost.com - 1/10/2009
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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. ...
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Congress, Obama Likely to Be at Odds on Stimulus Package
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Senate Allies Fault Obama on Stimulus
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... ran into cross-fire from his own party, suggesting it could take more time to pass than Democrats once hoped.
TIME's Fox: "The plan is a motley mix of tax cuts, infrastructure spending and other programs -- and much of it is based on untested economic guesswork." ...
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The Republican Party’s quest for permanent minority status continues apace.
So if I understand this correctly, they’re protecting these kids from harm . . . by charging them with child pornography for exploiting themselves. Yes. Makes perfect sense.
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