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Stimulus Money May Finally Flow To Green Energy

forbes.com | Brian S. Wesbury and Robert Stein | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass Energy, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Evolving Energy Tech, Obama, Green Energy, Green Business, Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Green News

It's been a long time coming, but green energy business are about to get their promised boost from the economic stimulus package that President Obama ...

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Stimulus Money Goes To Nissan, Ford, Tesla

ecogeek.org | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Nissan, Department of Energy, Electric Cards, President Obama, Environment, Green, Detroit, Ford, Hybrid Cars, Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Tesla, Alternative Energy Supplies, Green Energy, Alternative and Renewable, Renewable Resources, Clean Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Alternative Energy Demand, Renewable and Alternative, Renewable Energy Supplies, Green News

Both the big auto giants and the lightweight electric startups applied for as much of said money as possible, and the Department of Energy is moments ...

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The Stimulus We Need

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Zoning, Economic Crisis, Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, Planning, Green Economy, Metrosprawl, Business, Stimulus, Entrepreneur, Urban Sprawl, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama, President, Politics News

We need a vision that will excite businesses and alert them to where investments can be fruitfully made. A vision that exudes confidence about the future.

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Ensign Favors Stimulus of His Package

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, Economic Stimulus Package, Sex Scandal, John Ensign, Stimulus Package, Bernard Madoff, Stimulus, Bernie Madoff, Who-Moved-My-Soap, Republicans, Satire, Comedy News

"I misread my package's needs," the senator said. "It needs significantly more stimulus than I originally thought."

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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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Stimulus Aid Said To Be Moving Faster After "Learning Curve"

Wall Street Journal | LOUISE RADNOFSKY and CHRISTOPHER CONKEY | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Learning Curve, Stimulus Aid, Obama Stimulus, Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it has been on a "learning curve" with the economic-stimulus package but has figured out how to spend some...

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Is The Third Time The Charm?

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economists, Mohamed El-Erian, Unemployment, Speaker Pelosi, Stimulus, Pimco, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Eric Cantor, Barack Obama, Economy, Politics News

The dismal unemployment report released last week inspired renewed interest in a second economic stimulus, and economists, from Krugman to Feldstein, have led the charge for another injection.

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Dems Launch Stimulus Offensive To Counter GOP Criticism

The HIll | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

The Democrats are fighting back on the GOP's stimulus criticism. The majority party is no longer content just to let the stimulus debate play out in ...

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Second Stimulus: How Would It Go Down?

Slate Magazine | Christopher Beam | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Laura Tyson, Federal Stimulus, Stimulus, Second Stimulus, Business News

Rumblings about a second stimulus package began over the weekend, when Vice President Joe Biden told George Stephanopoulos on This Week that the admin...

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Power Of Stimulus Slow To Take Hold As Rising Unemployment Blunts Obama's Recovery Plan

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Recovery Plan, Stimulus Unemployment, Stimulus, Rising Unemployment, Politics News

Five months after Congress approved a massive package of spending and tax cuts aimed at reviving an ailing economy, the jobless rate is still climbing...

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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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Sheldon Whitehouse: Second Stimulus "Probably Needed"

ABC News | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Whitehouse, Unemployment, Senator-Whitehouse, Economic Crisis, Economy, Obama Administration, Obama, Rhode Island, Sheldon Whitehouse, Stimulus, Recession, Second Stimulus, Politics News

As job losses mount, Democrats are growing impatient about the impact of the massive stimulus package passed earlier this year, with talk beginning on...

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Biden: "My Rear End Is On The Line" With The Stimulus

TIME | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Biden, Economic Crisi, Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Vice President Joe Biden, Joe Biden, Politics News

Fueled by Coke Zero and a double-chocolate protein bar, Vice President Joe Biden is roiling, ranting, being his usual self. Five mayors and county exe...

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We Could Get the Third Stimulus Wrong

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Reagan, Fiscal Relief, James Galbraith, General Revenue Sharing, Stephanie Kelton, Stimulus, States, Nixon, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, John Judis, Business News

The need for federal aid for states is indisputable. But there are better ways to target stimulus funds than with a grant program like General Revenue Sharing.

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California Misses Deadline, May Now Have To Issue IOUs

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Budgets, Economic Stimulus Package, IOUs, California, Shwarzenegger, Stimulus, Recession, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sendin...

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Some Hard-Hit States Get Less Stimulus Money

Wall Street Journal | LOUISE RADNOFSKY | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus and Recession, States, Stimulus, Stimulus Funds, Stimulus Funding, Nevada Stimulus, Stimulus Money, Politics News

Some of the states worst hit by the recession are getting far less federal economic-stimulus money per person than states faring better. Nevada, wh...

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Krugman Debates Stimulus, Health Care With Conservative Economist John Taylor (VIDEO)

Posted 07.29.2009 | Business

Read More: John Taylor, Krugman Debates Taylor, Fareed Zakaria, Stimulus, Health Care, Paul Krugman, Business News

Today on CNN's "GPS with Fareed Zakaria," economists Paul Krugman and John B. Taylor debated the origins of the financial crisis and President Obama's...

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Recovery? Try End of 2011

Diane Francis | Posted 07.29.2009 | Business

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

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Republican John Boehner: 'Where Are The Jobs?' From The Stimulus

AP | WILL LESTER | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment, Federal Spending, John Boehner, Jobs, Funding, Stimulus, Recession, Republicans, Stimulus Money, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Republicans concerned about the Obama administration's big spending on economic stimulus, energy and health care are asking, "Where...

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Congress Porks Out On TARP: VOTE For The Worst Expenditures

Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

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Congress just can't help itself with the pork. Last fall, with the elections looming and the politicians anxious to get back to their districts to c...

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How Obama Will Keep Michigan Blue in 2010

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michigan Budget, Gop, John McCain, Sonia Sotomoayor, John Cherry, Gm, 2010 Election, Reagan Democrats, Government Spending, Macomb County, Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden, Stimulus, Ray Lahood, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Gary Locke, Pork-Barrel Spending, Oakland County, Michigan Republican Party, Unemployment, Hilda Solis, Jennifer Granholm, Sean Hannity, Michigan, Glenn Beck, Rust Belt, Recovery Act, Dennis Darnoi, Politics News

If the Republicans win the governorship here, the national media will trumpet that as an Important Trend. And a sign of the president's impending doom in 2012.

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Time to Forgive, Forget, and Find a Little Jubilee

Randall Amster | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Jubilee Act, Bailout, Credit Card Debt, Forgiveness, Student Loans, Stimulus, Jubilee, Prisoners, Prisons, Decriminalization, Third World Debt, Business News

Money is the means to everything from food to sex, so it's no surprise what people are willing to do to obtain it, from criminal activities to simply ignoring the rising tide.

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Public Confidence In Stimulus Package's Effectiveness Ebbs, Poll Finds

Washington Post | Dan Balz and Jon Cohen | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Confidence in Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus, Stimulus Support, Stimulus, Poll Stimulus, Obama Poll, Politics News

Barely half of Americans are now confident that President Obama's $787 billion stimulus measure will boost the economy, and the rapid rise in optimism...

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States Resorting To Extreme Measures In Budget Crisis

The New York Times | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Taxes, State Budgets, California, Economic Crisis, Maine Budget Crisis, Hawaii, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Budget Crisis, California Budget Crisis, Hawaii Budget Crisis, Stimulus, Maine, Politics News

In Hawaii, state employees are bracing for furloughs of three days a month over the next two years, the equivalent of a 14 percent pay cut. In Idaho, ...

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Stimulus Funds Going To Key Lawmakers' States

USA Today | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Ississippi, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, California, House Appropriations Subcommittee, Texas, Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan, Stimulus, Illinois, Politics News

Most of the $2.2 billion in economic stimulus money for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects will be spent in the home districts of members o...

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