Stimulus Debate

Mark Blumenthal

Cut Deficits Or Spend For Jobs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you have been following coverage of polling on jobs and the deficit this week, you may be a little confused. “The public now sees reducing th...

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Sam Stein

Sanford's Hiking Trail Got Stimulus Money He Opposed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Mark Sanford has spent a good part of South Carolina's past legislative session railing against, and even actively turning down, portions of Bara...

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Take A Stand on Stimulus

Scott Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Murphy

As we face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, voters in Upstate New York deserve straight answers from congressional candidates as to how they would vote on the recovery package.

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AP: Did TV News Miss Point In Covering Stimulus Plan?

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — There were plenty of familiar faces on-screen during TV coverage of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, people like Jame...

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Why You Should Recommit to 21st Century (Gasp!) Bipartisan Politics

Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maegan Carberry and Elizabeth Blackney

The stimulus debate, or lack thereof, proved beyond a doubt that forward-thinking individuals must join the netroots-driven political realignment happening across America to have meaningful impact.

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Some governors unsure about taking stimulus money

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Governors usually don't argue about whether they should take money from the federal government, just how much they should get. Yet ...

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Governors debate whether to accept stimulus funds

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The nation's governors Saturday welcomed money heading their way from President Obama's economic stimulus plan, but said it was onl...

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McCain's Viagra Problem

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dylan Loewe

When it comes to the exclusive club of presidential losers, John McCain, it turns out, is quite the maverick. Not since Ralph Nader has someone so willfully dismantled his reputation and legacy.

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Sam Stein

Will The Stimulus Kick-Start A New Economy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the loudest fireworks in the stimulus debate have come from Republicans on Capitol Hill, another telling, albeit quieter, argument is creating f...

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Sam Stein

Barney Frank: You Wanna Talk About Spending, How About Iraq?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the public debate over the stimulus package, Democrats have found themselves largely on the defensive -- forced, at first, to explain the inclusion...

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