Tag: stimulus
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January 29, 2009 05:31 PM EST --
As soon as the House of Representatives had finished voting on the stimulus bill, President Obama had to know he was in trouble. His failure to secure even one vote in the House, a veritable slap in the . . .
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February 07, 2009 09:24 AM EST --
CNN compiled a pretty good list of the items contained in President Obama's stimulus bill that Republicans on the Hill are voicing concerns about. Here are some, listed below, with a link to the full . . .
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February 04, 2008 05:18 PM EST --
President George W. Bush submitted a new budget Monday that contains more than $3 trillion in government spending over 12 months, is the largest in the history of the United States. The proposed budget, . . .
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January 23, 2008 07:53 AM EST --
As the Senate returns to work this week, its members are sure to join their counterparts in the House of Representatives in an effort to hammer out an agreement on an economic stimulus package that will . . .
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February 09, 2009 05:06 PM EST --
The Telegraph (UK) ran a piece February 8 that was surprisingly critical of President Obama, given his popularity overseas. The paper says, "After a distinctly rocky start to his presidency, . . .
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February 10, 2009 10:59 AM EST --
Dr. Loren Thompson, writing for the Lexington Institute think tank, argues that rumored cuts to defense weapons programs will have significant effects on jobs in the U.S. Thompson says, "No decisions . . .
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February 23, 2009 12:08 PM EST --
A new Rasmussen survey reveals that 55 percent of respondents believe the government is rewarding bad behavior if it gives subsidies to homeowners in financial trouble. Less than one-third disagree. . . .
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September 09, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
In a new backgrounder for the Heritage Foundation, Brian Riedl details ten myths about budget deficits and debt, arguing that "...the current public debate over government debt and deficits . . .
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February 06, 2009 09:20 AM EST --
What's he hiding? If everything was on the up-and-up, there should be no problem making the list public, right? It's stuff like this that makes the public wary of politicians.
"Mayor Richard . . .
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February 07, 2009 08:37 AM EST --
I found this report about the Congressional Budget Office's findings particularly interesting. It seems the CBO is saying that the stimulus bill being pushed by President Obama "...will actually . . .
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February 07, 2009 08:43 AM EST --
Earl Thompson, professor of economics at UCLA, offered this bit of advice to President Obama, posted on the blog for The American Thinker web site. I am putting excerpts of it here in honor of Mr. Obama's . . .
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February 09, 2009 01:43 PM EST --
Bloomberg.com had this post today. I find it interesting to read about just how much money our government is tossing around with bailouts and stimulus ideas. Some excerpts follow, with a link to the full . . .
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February 13, 2009 04:07 PM EST --
One thing's for sure: there is no bipartisan support in the House of Representatives for President Obama's stimulus bill. But there IS bipartisan opposition. The final House vote on the package . . .
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February 16, 2009 11:57 AM EST --
How's this for a confidence builder for the President and the Democrat-led Congress? Maybe the folks who aren't quite sure about this monstrosity of a bill read the Congressional Budget Office . . .
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January 28, 2009 10:32 AM EST --
How exactly does STD prevention stimulate the economy? The Drudge Report had a post January 28 that says "Democrats may have eliminated provisions in the "job stimulus" on birth control . . .
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February 16, 2009 03:44 PM EST --
The Wichita Eagle reported February that the state of Kansas has suspended the income tax refunds it owes to citizens and might miss its payroll. According to the story, "The state doesn't have . . .
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January 26, 2009 08:17 AM EST --
The Drudge Report posted a short blurb late January 25 quoting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as saying that funding for birth control will stimulate the economy because it will reduce costs for . . .
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January 29, 2009 02:46 PM EST --
Syndicated talk show host Rush Limbaugh had an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal in which he laid out his stimulus proposal and challenged President Obama to take him up on it.
Limbaugh notes . . .
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February 09, 2009 03:00 PM EST --
This poll falls more in line with Republican arguments for the stimulus. Unfortunately, the public is not going to get what this Rasmussen survey says it is asking for.
"With the Senate poised . . .
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February 12, 2009 12:26 PM EST --
Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call, has written that Rush Limbaugh's proposal for the stimulus was "a good idea." Kondracke seems a bit shocked himself, saying, "I can't . . .
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