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 Pelosi: Republicans Cut 600,000 Jobs From Stimulus Bill (video)
Pelosi: Republicans Cut 600,000 Jobs From Stimulus Bill (video)
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What got cut from the stimulus bill
What got cut from the stimulus bill
cnn.com — Senators worked late into the night to trim billions from the original stimulus bill.... (more) What got cut from the stimulus bill
Economy Sheds 598,000 Jobs in January
Economy Sheds 598,000 Jobs in January
nytimes.com — Job losses were once again spread across both manufacturing and services industries, reinforcing the picture of an... economy contracting at its fastest pace in decades. > (more) Economy Sheds 598,000 Jobs in January
Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January
Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January
nytimes.com — Job losses were once again spread across both manufacturing and services industries, reinforcing the picture of an... economy contracting at its fastest pace in decades. > (more) 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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