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HAPPY for Pets

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Veterinarians, Thaddeus McCotter, Pet Care, Pets, Animals, Recession, American Vetrinary Medical Association, Abandoned Pets, Household Budgets, Animal Rights, Tax Deductible, Animal Welfare, Euthanized, Economic Stimulus, Adopting Pets, Safety Net, Tax Deductions, Politics News
Michael Markarian

By encouraging affordable pet care, the bill not only promotes animal health and well-being, as well as our well-being, but could also help to stimulate the economy.

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Five Ways California's Climate Law Will Boost the Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, California, ab32, Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Venture Capital, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Full implementation of AB 32 will dramatically expand the promising figures already displayed by the growth in green jobs and venture capital in the clean energy economy.

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What A Jobless Recovery Today Means For Tomorrow?

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Recovery, Unemployment, President Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Middle Class, Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Barack Obama, Politics News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

How can we carry out important national missions such as health care reform and energy reform when nearly 30 million workers are effectively unemployed?

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Hallelujah, Salvation Is At Hand! Or Is It?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, Obama Wall Street, Wall Street Crash, Unemployment Rate, Mortgage Crisis, Obama Financial Crisis, Unemployment Numbers, Global Recession, Dow Industrial, Wall Street Crisis, Mortgage Relief, Unemployment, Obama Job Loss, Wall Street, Economic Recession, Recession Fears, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Fundamental problems are not being resolved, but rather papered over: the excess debt of low quality, excess speculation in the financial markets and mushrooming debt and deficits.

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Small Businesses Short Changed on Stimulus Funds

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Abuse, Barack Obama, Economy, Small Business Administration, Middle Class, Sba, Economic Stimulus, Lloyd Chapman, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Mark Deo, Business News
Chris Gunn

When small businesses thrive, our economy grows. Yet today, millions of these businesses are being threatened by the very plan that was supposedly intended to help them.

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Stimulus Creates, Saves More Jobs In June: Committee

Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Obama, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus Jobs, Stimulus June, Stimulus Plan, Stimulus, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan more than doubled in J...

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Obama's Economy

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Citi, Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, p3s, Public-Private Partnerships, Bailouts, George W. Bush, President Obama, Shock and Awe, Public Works, Infrastructure, Morgan Stanley, Tax Incentives, General Motors, Janesville-Wisconsin, Rustbelt, Michigan, Iraq War, Privatization, Goldman, Economic Stimulus, Tarp, Tax Havens, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the TARP banks are to be a main investment vehicle for the next stage of recovery -- as they should be, it is after all our money not theirs -- it is heartening to have Obama at the helm.

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Not on the Job

Jodie Allen | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Obama Economy, Leo Hindery, Lawrence Summers, Politics News
Jodie Allen

The consensus of economic wisdom now informs us that we are facing a jobless recovery. That might not be so bad if it hadn't been preceded by a long period of poorly paid prosperity.

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Suffering in El Centro: Cigars in Sacramento

Ann Pettifor | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Deficit, State Budgets, Unemployment, Budget Cuts, Green New Deal, Economic Stimulus, Sales Tax, Business News
Ann Pettifor

California's economy is in free fall. This appears to be of little concern to Governor Schwarzenegger, who instead prefers to focus his energy, attention and political capital on the ballooning state budget.

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Fixing The Economy Is Women's Work

Washington Post | Katty Kay and Claire Shipman | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Women and Econony, Women, Economic Stimulus, US Economy, Recession, Economy, Business News

While the pinstripe crowd fixates on troubled assets, a stalled stimulus and mortgage remedies, it turns out that a more sure-fire financial fix is wi...

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Obama: We Don't Need A Second Stimulus (VIDEO)

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, US Stimulus, Second Stimulus Package, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Second Stimulus, Barack Obama Stimulus, Politics News

(AP) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of reces...

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We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

Mike Lux | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Currency Manipulation, Trade, Economic Crisis, 2009 Obama Administration, Filibuster, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Economic Stimulus, China, Politics News
Mike Lux

All this talk about a second stimulus package is fundamentally besides the point. What we need is a comprehensive policy package that is very simply focused on one thing and one thing only: jobs.

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Did Team Obama Get It Wrong On The Stimulus?

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Obama Economic Team, Stimulus, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News

Should the federal government be doing more to help the economy regain its footing? That's the question du jour following a dismal June employment rep...

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Dems: Stimulus Money Needs To Be Spent Faster

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Steny Hoyer, Democrats, Stimulus Funds, Stimulus Moeny, Dems, Politics News

A leading congressional Democrat and Republican both expressed disappointment Sunday with the pace of the government's economic stimulus program, but ...

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Four Reasons the Climate Bill Passed This Year

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Henry Waxman, Copenhagen 2009, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

As the bill moves into the Senate, we will need bold leaders to proclaim that the long-term health of our economy and planet are of greater value than the attack ads of next year's election cycle.

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Recovery? Try End of 2011

Diane Francis | Posted 07.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployed, Recovery, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Stimulus Package, Economy, Bank Crisis, Economic Recovery, Economic Stimulus, Taxation, Stimulus, Business News
Diane Francis

The bottom line is we're at the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.

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The House Climate Vote Defies Expectation

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Copenhagen 2009, Clean Energy, Economic Stimulus, Henry Waxman, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Global Warming, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Back in January, few people believed that six months into a new session and a new administration -- and in the midst of an economic meltdown -- we could pass transformative clean energy legislation in the House.

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Global Economy, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Election, Cnbc, Economy, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Bank of America, Right Wing, Iran, Obama Economy, Lindsey Graham, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Larry Kudlow, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Fox News, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Saxby Chambliss, Fox, Citigroup, Politics News
Larry Gellman

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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Arne Duncan: States Could Lose Out On Stimulus Cash

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Education, Spening, Economic Stimulus Package, Arne Duncan, Economic Stimulus, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration warned states Thursday it may withhold millions of dollars if they use stimulus money to plug budget holes...

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Reports Show Global Warming Already Hurting America; Fighting It Will Heal the Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Green Jobs, Aces, Clean Energy Economy, Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy, Noaa, Jobs for All, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

We can debate the policy of global warming, but we can no longer debate the scientific reality that global warming is hitting us today.

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Jobless Lose Food Stamps Because Of $25 Stimulus Check

AP/Huffington Post | MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus, Food Stamps, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Economy, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Politics News

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama increased unemployment benefits as part of his economic stimulus, he also made some Americans ineligibl...

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Georgia To Get $36 Million In Stimulus Funds

examiner.com | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: State of Georgia, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Spending, Eric Holder Attorney General, Criminial Justice Coordinating Council, Public Safety, Georgia, Economic Stimulus, Department of Justice, Atlanta-Georgia, Business News

ATLANTA (Map, News) - Georgia law enforcement will receive a boost from more than $36 million in federal stimulus funds for public safety programs. F...

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I Pledge to Buy a Made-in-US Car. If We All Buy American - and Obama and Congress Act - We Can Revive US Manufacturing

Roger Hickey | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Green Jobs, Auto Industry, Economy, Fuel Efficiency, United Auto Workers, Buy American, Business News
Roger Hickey

I want Barack Obama's plan to save the industry and revive manufacturing to succeed -- so I'm stepping up to do a small thing: I pledge that my next car will be made in the good old USA.

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Obama Threatens To Rescind Stimulus If Not Used To Restore Union Wage Cuts

Los Angeles Times | Evan Halper | Posted 06.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Spending, Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Business News

The Obama administration is threatening to rescind billions of dollars in federal stimulus money if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers do ...

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Youth to See Green with Jobs in California

Paige Donner | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youth Employment, Green Jos, Economic Recovery Act, Economic Stimulus, Mayor Villaraigosa, Capitol, Pres. Barack Obama, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Paige Donner

From May until June, Los Angeles is putting another 1,250 youth to work in summer jobs. Starting now our city is placing over 16,500 young people in jobs through this fiscal year.

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