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Why We Need Even More Stimulus

Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

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Obama must return to Congress for more stimulus spending. Here's how he should sell it.

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White House: 650,000 Jobs In New Stimulus Report

AP | MATT APUZZO and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the government said Friday, a...

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Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

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Get Ready for 'Son' of Stimulus Plan

John F. Wasik | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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There is visible progress from the stimulus spending. About $60 billion of the $288 billion in promised tax cuts has flowed into the pockets of most middle- and lower-class Americans.

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Sarah Palin's Obama Obsession

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

I've just returned from Alaska, where I conducted interviews and archival research for a book on Palin, and many of those I spoke to in the Last Frontier, from across the political spectrum, noted that Palin was fixated on Obama.

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Republicans, Healthcare and Money

Stu Kreisman | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

All but three Republicans voted against the stimulus, yet they all are gladly taking the money. Seeing a trend here?

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Federal Stimulus: Are Construction Projects Stimulating You?

Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

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There can be a symbiotic relationship between small-business construction contractors, SBA and federal procurement officers.

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Obama Needs to Show Less Paucity of Audacity

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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So far the only people Obama seems willing to make mad are the activist base of the Democratic party who helped him defeat Hillary Clinton and John McCain.

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Second Obama Stimulus Spending Bill Looms On the Horizon

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

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There is increasing talk in Washington that a second dose of deficit-driven stimulus spending will be required if the nation's severe economic contraction is to be reversed.

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Obama's Stimulus Promise: More Than 600,000 Jobs

AP | BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama assured the nation his recovery plan was on track Monday, scrambling to calm Americans unnerved by unemploym...

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Palin Lifts From Gingrich in Anchorage Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

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Much of Sarah Palin's speech delivered in Anchorage on Wednesday was lifted from an article written four years ago by Newt Gingrich and Craig Shirley.

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Slap Shot: Alaska Legislators Set to Override Palin's Veto

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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It will take a 75 percent legislative majority to override Palin's veto -- no small feat in a rightward leaning state. It would appear to be a political slap shot headed straight for the net.

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Stimulus Could Cause Job Losses In Ohio

Business Courier of Cincinnati: | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business

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The Buckeye Institute used Warren County as the backdrop for a news conference on a new study that concludes the $787 billion federal stimulus bill co...

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More Fiscal Stimulus is Needed to Reverse Economic Decline

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business

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With the collapse of private spending, it is clearly up to the government to rescue the real economy, and ideological prejudices must be swept aside.

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Technology and Great Teachers are Essential for the U.S.

Jeffrey G. Katz | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business

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While the pundits agree on many of the essential ingredients of education reform, few can agree on the path we should take and the role technology should play.

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The Geithner-Summers Plan is Even Worse Than We Thought

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business

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Geithner and Summers tell us that their plan is the only option, but without a word of further explanation as to why. Let them explain to America why the other proposals are not being pursued.

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Obama FT Interview: Call For Global Unity

Financial Times | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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merican presidents sometimes give interviews in the Oval Office. On this occasion Barack Obama chooses the nearby Roosevelt room, named after Teddy Ro...

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Obama, Europe At Odds Over Fixing Economy

Spiegel | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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As the global economic downturn worsens, the industrialized nations are at odds over how to fight the crisis. Obama wants the Europeans to introduce a...

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The Business of Education -- It Doesn't Have to Be Expensive to Make a Difference

Jeffrey G. Katz | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business

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Our experience over the last 10 years demonstrates that the technology part of these programs doesn't have to cost a lot, to matter a lot.

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Obama Getting Briefed By Volcker On Stimulus Plan's Effectiveness

AP | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday acknowledged that many families are suffering "incredible pain" from the economy but said his gove...

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South Carolina Governor: Obama Stimulus Will Turn U.S. Into Zimbabwe

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford warned yesterday that the recently-signed stimulus bill could spur a Zimbabwe-style economic collapse. According...

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Governor Jindal, Governor Sanford... Mayor Bloomberg?

Betsy Gotbaum | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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Mayor Bloomberg refuses to extend federally funded benefits to hungry, out-of-work New Yorkers while they look for jobs. Though with his friends in the financial sector, he isn't so strict.

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The Stimulus Package and Beyond

Linda Schurman | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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We are asking the impossible of the new administration. Nobody can fix a catastrophe of this magnitude over night that is the result of deconstructing the rule of law in the financial sector for some 25 years.

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Congressional Democrats Made a Big Mistake Including Earmarks in the Spending Bill

Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Democrats in Congress could really use a lesson in the art of politics from President Obama. They have handed the Republicans a legitimate issue to complain about, and there isn't a single good reason for it.

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An Open Letter to David Axelrod

Robert Kuttner | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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It will take much stronger medicine to avert a depression than the measures taken to date, and the president needs to rally public opinion if he is to persuade Congress to act at the necessary scale.

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