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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/29/2009
Zero lower bound
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The House has passed the stimulus bill with not a single Republican vote. Aren't you glad that Obama watered it down and added ineffective tax cuts, so as to win bipartisan support?
US navy seeks arms bound for Hamas
timesonline.co.uk - 1/25/2009
US navy seeks arms bound for Hamas
— timesonline.co.uk — A Palestinian woman salvages belongings from the rubble of her destroyed house in the village of Johr... El-Deek in the Gaza Strip January 21, 2009. (more) US navy seeks arms bound for Hamas

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For Lower Immigration Levels - For Lower Immigration Levels
numbersusa.com - 1/23/2009
For Lower Immigration Levels - For Lower Immigration Levels
— numbersusa.com — New Sen. Gillibrand May Be NY's Top Democratic Champion for the Unemployed (supports keeping illegal aliens out... of U.S. jobs) By Roy Beck Updated Friday, January 23, 2009, 4:30 PM No Democrat in New York's large congressional delegation has shown ... (more) For Lower Immigration Levels - For Lower Immigration Levels

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Thursday Morning Open Thread

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Thursday Morning Open Thread
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... The traditional media and pundits need to remember that the primary goal here is saving the economy, not bipartisanship. It shouldn't surprise anyone that the same Republicans who played politics with the Iraq war are willing to play the same games with our teetering economy. That's what they do. Hopefully, the Obama team has learned something, too. If the other side isn't really negotiating in good faith, you're just negotiating with yourselves. Paul Krugman captured it best: ...

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