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Parties launch stimulus P.R. offensives

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:45:19 +0000

Both Dems and Republicans engage in a high-stakes battle to shape public perceptions of the stimulus.

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Obama admin sees more U.S. stimulus hiring in 2010

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:07 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, facing criticism its economic stimulus plans are failing to halt layoffs, on Tuesday said hiring prompted by the spending would accelerate next year.

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New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:23 +0000

A variety of economists say that economic stimulus legislation is helping an economy in free fall a year ago to grow again and shed fewer jobs than it otherwise would.

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Stimulus-Jobs Tally in Doubt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:22:49 +0000

The White House stepped back from claims that the stimulus plan created or saved 640,329 jobs through September, in the face of criticism over errors in reports.

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GAO finds fault with stimulus jobs data but touts transparency

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Government auditors raised doubts Thursday about the number of jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus program, but they also said that mistakes reported in recent weeks signal the benefits of government transparency.

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Watchdog Urges Caution on Claims of 640,000 Stimulus Jobs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:42:35 +0000

Earl E. Devaney, the chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, says reports of job creation came from aid recipients and were not always verified.

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U.S. Eases Claims on Stimulus Jobs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:28 +0000

The White House stepped back from claims that the stimulus plan created or saved 640,329 jobs through September, in the face of criticism over errors in reports.

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Tempers Flare Over Stimulus Spending

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:57 +0000

By Louise Radnofsky and Michael Crittenden It’s been a rowdy day on Capitol Hill as lawmakers have laid into government officials over the $787 billion economic stimulus package. One of them, Earl Devaney , who oversees the stimulus as chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, came in for a special grilling from Rep. Darrell Issa , the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa was irked over mistakes stimulus recipients made in filing reports to the government on how they spent stimulus funds. The use of the funds and the number of jobs created or saved are the basis for the administration’s claim that the stimulus plan directly created or saved 640,329 jobs through September. When Issa asked Devaney whether he supported the administration’s claims, the former Secret Service agent and fraud investigator replied: “It may be a fact that thats whats on my Web site [Recovery.gov], but that may not be the correct ...

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Stimulus watchdog: Job creation data flawed (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:03 +0000

AP - The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending says the White House was too quick to take credit for saving or creating 640,000 jobs.

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House panel wants answers on faulty stimulus data

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:15:22 +0000

Members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee will ask questions Thursday about faulty data on the Obama administration's Recovery.gov Web site.

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FACT CHECK: Stimulus money to phantom districts? (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:13:26 +0000

AP - Did the Obama administration really pump billions of dollars into phantom congressional districts?

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GAO calls for futher guidance on reporting jobs created or saved by stimulus funds

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:52:41 +0000

A government audit set for release Thursday urges the Obama administration to provide further guidance on how recipients of economic stimulus dollars should report jobs created with the funding.

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Feds: False districts removed from stimulus site

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:33:07 +0000

The government Web site Recovery.gov is fixing errors that appeared to show hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars were spent in nonexistent congressional districts, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said Wednesday.

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FACT CHECK: Stimulus money to 'phantom' districts? (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:14:55 +0000

AP - Did the Obama administration really pump billions of dollars into "phantom" congressional districts?

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Stimulus official: Can't certify job stats

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:18 +0000

Chief federal oversight official can’t certify if number of jobs “created or saved” by stimulus funds is accurate.

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Biden touts stimulus benefits in Vegas

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:15 +0000

Speaking in Las Vegas, Biden says stimulus provided 190,000 Nevadans with unemployment insurance.

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