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U.S. GDP rises 3.5% as stimulus kicks in
marketwatch.com — Alert Email Print By Rex Nutting , MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, as massive government stimulus helped drag the economy out of the longest and deepest recession since the ... (more) U.S. GDP rises 3.5% as stimulus kicks in
Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform Issue in 2010?
Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform Issue in 2010?
newdeal20.org — Eliot Spitzer explains how the White House defense of the status quo will give Republicans powerful ammunition in the 2010 elections. Few things are as potent in politics as calling for change at a moment of fundamental dissatisfaction with the ... (more) Trouble Ahead: Can the Right Seize the Banking Reform ...

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Told ya so
7 hours ago at Sense of Events
Ground Broken For Flight 93 Memorial In Pa.
White House: Obama To Attend Memorial Service Tuesday At Fort Hood
There are no Medal of Honor "winners"
11 hours ago at Sense of Events
Just (Billy Joel and) Me, Talking About “Honesty”
21 hours ago at EconomistMom.com
‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline Baum
‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline Baum
bloomberg.com — ‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline Baum (more) ‘Jobs Created or Saved’ Is White House Fantasy: Caroline ...
As Deficit Increases, Democrats Plan More Spending
As Deficit Increases, Democrats Plan More Spending
online.wsj.com — The White House disclosed the other day that the fiscal 2009 budget deficit clocked in at $1.4 trillion, amid the usual promises to do something about it. Yet even as budget director Peter Orszag was speaking, House Democrats were moving on a dozen ... (more) As Deficit Increases, Democrats Plan More Spending
Self-jiving Nation
kunstler.com —      The scene in the White House these days must be a sort of Opera Bouffe, in which an earnest and rather grave young man moves from one roomful of lesser officials to another in which all agree to pretend that they have prevented the ... (more) Self-jiving Nation
Video: Obama's Election Night Anniversary
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh analyzes how the president is doing one year after his historic win. (more) Video: Obama's Election Night Anniversary
Edmunds.com Responds to White House Comments on Cash for Clunkers Analysis
edmunds.com — Today the Department of Transportation and White House chose to respond to an analysis Edmunds.com released Wednesday that looked at auto sales this year and what sales volumes would have been had the popular Cash for Clunkers program never existed. (more) Edmunds.com Responds to White House Comments on Cash for ...
Visitor Records
whitehouse.gov — As part of President Obama's commitment to government transparency, we are providing records of White House visitors on an ongoing basis online. In December 2009, we will begin posting all White House visitor records for the period from September 15th ... (more) Visitor Records
Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs
Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs
money.cnn.com — White House releases first broad look at stimulus-funded employment, focusing on $150 billion in spending. But skeptics question the number and quality of the jobs. (more) Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs
Cash For Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $24,000 Per Vehicle
Cash For Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $24,000 Per Vehicle
dailybail.com — PHOTO -- A 1987 Excalibur Autos Phaeton that was 'junked' for $4,500. There are several different ways of analyzing the $3 billion Cash For Clunkers rebate program so popular this Summer.  To date, no analysis has looked at the economic cost of junking perfectly functioning ... (more) Cash For Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $24,000 Per Vehicle
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
washingtontimes.com — During his first nine months in office, President Obama has quietly rewarded scores of top Democratic donors with VIP access to the White House, private briefings with administration advisers and invitations to important speeches and town-hall ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
Experts see rebounding economy shedding jobs
sfgate.com — Third-quarter estimates this week are expected to show that the economy grew for the first time since the quarter ending in June 2008. Despite the estimated 3 percent expansion and a stock market that has been on a tear since March, hundreds of ... (more) Experts see rebounding economy shedding jobs
CBS Says White House Is Fudging Stimulus Jobs Numbers
hf-implode.com — " When Katie Couric and the folks at CBS start doubting what the Administration says about how effective February's economic stimulus package was, you know President Obama is in trouble." (more) CBS Says White House Is Fudging Stimulus Jobs Numbers
Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — Inquiring minds are asking the question "How many jobs were created out of the various stimulus programs so far and at what cost per job?" That is a good question. Not that we can believe the reported number of jobs created, but let's assume for the ... (more) Obama creates 640,329 jobs at a cost of $323,739.83 per job
In Which Jared Bernstein Does a Bad, Bad Thing...
delong.typepad.com — He talks about the federal budgetary impact of the stimulus program as if it were its net "cost." It isn't. Of course, the misinformation starts with ABC's Jake Tapper: $160,000 Per Stimulus Job? White House Calls That 'Calculator Abuse' : ... (more) In Which Jared Bernstein Does a Bad, Bad Thing...
Updating the legislative scenarios: Reply hazy, ask again later
keithhennessey.com — Democrats have made significant legislative progress. Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid each have a bill to which they are attaching their own names, and those bills roughly represent variants of the committee products within each body. That lends ... (more) Updating the legislative scenarios: Reply hazy, ask ...
Because It's Important To Know What Your Enemies Are Thinking
Because It's Important To Know What Your Enemies Are Thinking
dailybail.com — There is a particular cacophonous distaste when Christina Romer's voice waddles through my speakers.  The Chair of the White House CEA "cringes at the thought" of ending the stimulus early, and swears that the White House is "not cool with trillion-dollar deficits," though she offers ... (more) Because It's Important To Know What Your Enemies Are ...
In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy
In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy
nytimes.com — OSLO — The Nobel Committee announced Friday that the annual peace prize was awarded to Barack Obama , just nine months into his presidency, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The ... (more) In Surprise, Nobel Peace Prize to Obama for Diplomacy
The Arena: Fox v Obama
politico.com — Fox News is an entertainment network that employs the conventions of journalism to promote a right-wing political ideology, much as Jon Stewart adapts the conventions of TV news for comedic effect. Rather than presenting factual data that allows ... (more) The Arena: Fox v Obama
A Volley Between Fox News and Obama Administration
A Volley Between Fox News and Obama Administration
nytimes.com — Attacking the news media is a time-honored White House tactic but to an unusual degree, the Obama administration has narrowed its sights to one specific organization, the Fox News Channel, calling it, in essence, part of the political ... (more) A Volley Between Fox News and Obama Administration
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