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FINDING SUCCESS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS SPENDING
(www.jimhightower.com)
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.
Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Advocates Say Obama Stimulus May Not Deliver Jobs for Women
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
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
Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Obama Bans Lobbyists From Speaking to Admin About Stimulus
(airamerica.com)
This week President Obama announced that lobbyists are not allowed any contact with administration officials about funds made available...
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ARE THE BLUE DOGS AGAINST OBAMA'S BUDGET?
(www.prospect.org)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
OBAMA ISN'T UNDERMINING CHARITIES.
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Tax Cuts
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: Budget Good, Bailout Bad
(tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
ORSZAG ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
(www.prospect.org)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: The Worst is Yet to Come
(open.salon.com)
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
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
WHAT OBAMA'S BUDGET DOES -- AND DOESN'T -- SAY.
(www.prospect.org)
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?
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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