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Job losses were once again spread across both
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Economy Sheds 598,000 Jobs in January
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Job losses were once again spread across both
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economy contracting at its fastest pace in decades. >
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Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January
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Pelosi on the Stimulus Bill: “Six Hundred Thousand Jobs Were Lost”
Firedoglake —
Invoking Paul Krugman, this will evidently be the House messaging as the stimulus bill goes into conference: "how do we create the most jobs," not "how do we make Susan Collins happy."
The Most Influential Liberal In The Media
TalkLeft —
I made fun of Forbes' list of "the 25 most influential liberals in the Media," mostly because Fred Hiatt was on the list. But they got the #1 on the list right - Paul Krugman. Krugman has taken his Times Op Ed perch, added a Nobel prize in economics and forced the progressive view into the Media conversation. He certainly did so on the stimulus bill. Via Jane Hamsher, Speaker Pelosi uses Krugman's words to fight for the House stimulus bill: Kudos to Speaker Pelosi. And kudos to Paul Krugman for changing the debate. Speaking for me only ...
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Republicans Cut 500,000 Jobs Out of Stimulus Package
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/9/2009 — Let's extend our congratulations to Senators Susan Collins and Ben Nelson for having negotiated a stimulus package that will produce 500,000 fewer jobs than the one passed by the House. Who knows, if the House had its way, the unemployment rate might ...
Pelosi: Pass Stimulus Bill or Lose "500,000,000" Jobs Each Month
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 2/4/2009 — Well, she's not a math major. My goodness. Things are worse than we thought... Either that or Speaker Pelosi is getting desperate. Transsylvania Phoenix discovered this gem by Speaker Pelosi today: Via LGF Quick Links Considering there are ...
Obama Promises Over 600,000 Stimulus Jobs
time.com 6/8/2009 — (WASHINGTON) President Barack Obama promised Monday to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects, schools and summer youth programs. Obama is ...
Obama promises more than 600,000 stimulus jobs - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 6/8/2009 — WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is promising to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, repackaging a pledge the administration made weeks earlier as the economy continues to lose hundreds of thousands of ...
Obama's Stimulus Promise: More Than 600,000 Jobs
huffingtonpost.com 6/8/2009 — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised Monday to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects, schools and summer youth programs.
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Obama promising 600,000 stimulus jobs
msnbc.msn.com 6/9/2009 — The president is ramping up his stimulus program even as his advisers are ramping down expectations about when the spending plan will effect a continuing rise in the nation's unemployment.
Pelosi: ‘500 Americans Lose Their Jobs’
outsidethebeltway.com 2/4/2009 — Nancy Pelosi has a powerful argument for passing the stimulus: “Every month that we do not have an economic recovery passage, 500 million Americans lose their jobs.” As Jim Geraghty notes, “That’s astonishing, considering ...
With no budget, California to cut 20,000 state jobs
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reuters.com 2/17/2009 — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California, which is on the brink of running out of cash, will notify 20,000 state workers on Tuesday their jobs may be eliminated, a spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Monday. The announcement came a day ...