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My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Administration, Electric Vehicles, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Menlo Park, Washington, Green News, Zero Motorcycles, Stimulus Plan, Ev, Santa Cruz, Tesla, Evs, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

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Sam Stein

Poll: Obama Doing Woeful Job Selling Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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A huge swath of the American public has either not personally benefited from the stimulus package or not heard of the Obama administration's signature...

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Labor Day Investing

Amy B. Dean | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Bill, Barack Obama, Labor Day, Ceos, Afl-Cio, Pensions, Working Families, American Labor Movement, Stimulus Plan, Unions, Health Care, Politics News
Amy B. Dean

Labor Day is a reminder of what workers can achieve when they organize: improved working conditions, fairness in the work place, holiday and vacation pay, health care and pensions.

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Cash for Clunker Sequel: Dump the Pump

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Energy Efficiency, Manolo Blahnik, Stimulus Plan, Dollars for Dishwashers, Uncle Sam, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

Given the success of "Cash for Clunkers," the government will introduce a sequel that one observer called "Dollars for Dishwashers". That's not really the name, but it's better than "Clunkers, Part Deux".

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Stimulus Creates, Saves More Jobs In June: Committee

Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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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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Random Thoughts for a Monday Morning

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Stimulus Plan, Goldman Sachs, Pat Buchanan, Saddam Hussein, Cia, Bailout, General Motors, Nancy Pelosi, Twitter, George W Bush, Chuck Schumer, Sarah Palin, Eric Cantor, Sonya Sotomayor, Torture, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

For sure, let's not focus on the eight years it took Bush to destroy the economy when we can blame Obama for not fixing this colossal mess in his first 5 months.

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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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This Economy is a Real Killer

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Unemployment, Child Abuse, Social Indicators, Homicide, Human Costs, Suicide, Social Costs, Recession, Domestic Violence, Obama, Joblessness, Stimulus Plan, Living News
Peter Dreier

Every day, week, and month that the current recession continues, and even deepens, more people die, get seriously injured physically, and suffer emotional hardships that can scar them for life.

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Paul Krugman: Obama's Economic Policies Already Falling Behind The Curve

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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President Obama's plan to stimulate the economy was "massive," "giant," "enormous." So the American people were told, especially by TV news, during th...

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Obama On Stimulus: 'I Know We Did The Right Thing'

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — While aknowledging an "astounding" number of job losses in February, President Barack Obama told critics of his $787 billion ec...

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It's More Than an Electronic Health Record -- Call It a "Health Information Highway"

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Kathleen Sebelius, Stimulus Plan, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Health IT, Nancy Ann DeParle, Politics News
RJ Eskow

With a new HHS Secretary and health czar, and a White House health care summit scheduled this week, this is the right time to create the "health highway."

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Obama's Call to Rebuild

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, President, Leadership, President Obama, Torture, Iraq, Facebook, Economic Recovery Plan, Economic, Republican, Budget Speech, Government, Economic Recovery, Hope, Common Good, Values, Stimulus Plan, Health Care, State of the Union, Leaders, Twitter, Budget, Education, Politics, United States, Inaugural Speech, Barack Obama, Political Vision, Health, Energy Dependence, Barack, Crisis, Republicans, Economy, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

This wasn't really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country -- from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.

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A Progressive Approach to the Deficit

Mike Lux | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

There is a progressive way to bring fiscal responsibility back to our federal budget, a path that embraces progressive values of taking care of the poor and investing in a prosperous middle class.

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The Stimulus Plan: Shit Garden Economics

Jane Devin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Political News, Government Spending, Stimulus Plan, National Debt, Government Budget, Ambition, Potential, Hope, Economic Crisis, National Debt Soars, Ayn Rand, Business News
Jane Devin

I've managed to keep myself out of the shit garden for the most part, if only because I love the idea of potential. I love knowing that the human brain can keep on learning, thinking, creating.

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Obama: Tax Cuts Will Be Felt By April 1 (VIDEO)

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The notoriously slow Congress passed the $787 billion economic stimulus package in a matter of weeks. President Barack Obama signed...

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Will John Boehner Really Say "Thanks But No Thanks" To Stimulus Funds?

James Boyce and Paul Abrams | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

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James Boyce and Paul Abrams

As we say on the sandlots, it's time for Boehner to put up or shut up.

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The Bank Bailout Spending Spree

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Citigroup, Bank of America, Stimulus Plan, Mike Papantonio, Recession, Bailout, Mark Twain, Barack Obama, Corporate Welfare, Tarp, Economy, Ceos, Financial Crisis, Business News
Mike Papantonio

Mark Twain gave us some accurate insight into entities like Bank of America: "A banker is a fellow who lends us an umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

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Obama's Economic Paradox: Can You Have "Bailout" and "Stimulus" at the Same Time?

Randall Amster | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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Randall Amster

Perhaps the centerpiece of the current bill (at least for people's pockets in the short-term) is an actual weekly paycheck bump to the tune of about eight bucks.

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Republicans Tout Projects In Stimulus Bill They All Opposed

McClatchy | David Lightman | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

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Rep. John Mica was gushing after the House of Representatives voted Friday to pass the big stimulus plan. "I applaud President Obama's recognition th...

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How The Government Stimulus Plan Will Affect You

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

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An examination of how the economic stimulus plan will affect Americans. ___...

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WaPo: Stimulus Plan 'The Start Of A New Ideological Era'

Washington Post | Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

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With the final vote coming late in the night, Congress yesterday approved a $787 billion stimulus package that aims to spur millions of jobs through m...

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Congress Sets New Limits On Wall Street Bonuses

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 03.17.2009 | Business

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While the stimulus bill passed by Congress Friday didn't end up containing any caps on CEO salaries, a provision, written by Senator Chris Dodd, did m...

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Ryan Grim

Specter: Republicans Support Stimulus, Don't Want 'Fingerprints' On It

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who broke with his party to support President Obama's stimulus package last week, said before the final vote Friday that mo...

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Stimulus Bill Shortchanges Chicago Transit, State Has $700M Wish List

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.15.2009 | Chicago

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With Congress set to vote Friday on the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package, details have seeped out about how the money will be divided. It...

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Caterpillar CEO Contradicts Obama's Claim About Rehiring Workers If Stimulus Passes

ABC | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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President Obama today repeated the claim we asked about yesterday at the press briefing that Jim Owens, the CEO of Caterpillar, Inc., "said that if Co...

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