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Job Stimulus Results: White House Claims 'Stunning' Two Million Jobs Saved Or Created

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trumpeting a new White House estimate that his top economist calls "stunning": His stimulus plan has alre...

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The Debate About Health Care Reform Is Not About Health Care

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Henryk A. Kowalczyk

It is about the underlying concepts of our political system. Do we want to stick to the concepts that made America strong and rich? Or do we want abandon them and experiment with new political concepts?

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Wise Men Say Recession is a Year Old

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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John Tepper Marlin

The seven "Wise Men" announced today that the economy entered a recession back in December 2007. The "Wise Men" are seven economists on the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee.

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White House Economic Adviser: Parts Of The US In Recession

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors Edward Lazear said on Sunday that parts of the nation seem to be in recession, but the government's ...

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