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FINDING SUCCESS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS SPENDING (www.jimhightower.com) TMC

Time for another Gooberhead Award – presented periodically to those in the news who have their tongues running 100-miles-per-hour, but forgot to put their brains in gear.

Tags: success,federal stimulus,barack obama,tmc,jim hightower

Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Advocates Say Obama Stimulus May Not Deliver Jobs for Women (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

Although President Obama's economic stimulus plan is now in place, some women are concerned that they won't get their fair share of the jobs it will create. Many of the stimulus jobs coming to New... More

Tags: stimulus,no jobs for women,barack obama,tmc,public news service

Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Obama Bans Lobbyists From Speaking to Admin About Stimulus (airamerica.com) TMC

This week President Obama announced that lobbyists are not allowed any contact with administration officials about funds made available...

Tags: air america,tmc,stimulus plan,bans lobbyists,barack obama

Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

ARE THE BLUE DOGS AGAINST OBAMA'S BUDGET? (www.prospect.org) TMC

Health policy types were abuzz this morning over an article in The Hill reporting that the Blue Dog coalition was penning a letter "calling on the White House to put forth an alternative health care... More

Tags: blue dogs,healthcare,barack obama,budget,tmc,the american prospect

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

OBAMA ISN'T UNDERMINING CHARITIES. (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson complains in his latest column, among other things, about President Obama undercutting charitable giving. As Gerson sees it, the White House will discourage... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Tax Cuts (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Following up on an earlier item, there are obviously grumblings from some of the less progressive members of the Senate Democratic caucus about President Obama's budget blueprint. Specifically,... More

Tags: tax cuts,tax increases,barack obama,budget,washington monthly,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Weekly Audit: Budget Good, Bailout Bad (tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

President Barack Obama rolled out his highly anticipated federal budget proposal on Thursday, and while the plan represents a dramatic departure from the priorities of the Bush administration, its... More

Tags: budget,barack obama,bailout,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

ORSZAG ON SOCIAL SECURITY. (www.prospect.org) TMC

I would imagine this would be comforting to those concerned that the Obama administration is eager to slash Social Security. But then, I've been wrong before: Although reforming health care is... More

Tags: orszag,social security,tmc,barack obama

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Weekly Audit: The Worst is Yet to Come (open.salon.com) TMC

Last week's passage of the economic stimulus bill marked the first major win for progressives on economic policy under President Barack Obama, but the hardest economic battles have yet to come. The... More

Tags: barack obama,foreclosures,tmc,stimulus plan,economic system

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

WHAT OBAMA'S BUDGET DOES -- AND DOESN'T -- SAY. (www.prospect.org) TMC

The key agenda item in the budget is health care. That's what will dominate the week's message and Obama's primetime speech. So what will the budget say? Or, as importantly, what won't it say?

Tags: barack obama,budget,health care,tax exclusions,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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