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Obama's Stimulus Plan Benefits Tribes (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

President Barack Obama will sign the national economic recovery bill that includes $2.5 billion in stimulus funds for Indian Country. Congress finalized the bill on Friday after cutting some of the... More

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BIGGEST. TAX CUT. EVER. (REDUX) (www.washingtonmonthly.com)

We talked a week ago about the tax-cut provisions of the economic stimulus package, and how it turns out that President Obama proposed and passed one of the largest tax cuts in American history --... More

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Who's getting stimulated? (www.feministing.com) TMC

Gotcha! This is not a post about sex... Nah, we're gonna talk about the economic stimulus bill that Obama signed yesterday. In addition to a bunch of much-needed funding for things like early... More

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THE STIMULUS LAW (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

This obviously wasn't a surprise, but it at least marks a shift in the debate. Instead of asking whether the economy recovery package should be law, the political world can now debate efficacy of the... More

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Obama stimulus bill event signals political rise of the West (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

Will President Barack Obama rewrite the history books on how the West was won? The Colorado Independent talks to University of Denver finance professor Mac Clouse and political science professor... More

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Pols Sink or Swim With the Stimulus (www.truthdig.com) TMC

President Obama on Tuesday will sign the stimulus bill, which passed without the support of a single House Republican and with only three votes from the GOP in the Senate. With battle lines that... More

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STIMULUS AMBIVALENCE. (www.prospect.org) TMC

I'm of mixed feelings on the stimulus bill: The passage of the legislation is heartening, but the specifics of the compromise are depressing. So too was the demonstrated power of the centrists and the... More

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The Obama Economic Stimulus — Will it Take Us Where We Need to Go? (www.yesmagazine.org) TMC

The economic stimulus package you laid out today in your weekly radio and internet address is a great starting point—very much needed as the downward spiral of the economy takes away the breath of... More

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Dueling Stimulus Plans: Advocates Say WA Kids Need Help (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

With 600,000 more Americans losing their jobs last month, President Obama is pushing for swift action on his stimulus plan, but some in Washington worry that children are being left behind in the... More

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Obama Pushes for Stimulus Resolution (www.truthdig.com) TMC

He has his opponents in Congress, but President Barack Obama is stressing the need to settle the stimulus issue—and fast. On Monday, in his first major news conference since assuming office, Obama... More

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