€130 Billion: EU Planning Giant Stimulus Package

Der Spiegel by Christian Reiermann | Nov. 19, 2008 (Special Report)

A source familiar with efforts to develop the plan told SPIEGEL ONLINE that the European Commission under Commission President José Manuel Barroso is considering making the package worth up to 1 percent of the 27-member bloc's output. Full Story »

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 by candice c novak - Nov. 19, 2008

This piece does its job in that it alerts the reader to the newest information about the details of a European stimulus package. It does not, however put any effort into sourcing -- other than its secret source. It does give good contextual information, though.

The reporter should have gotten quotes from other experts on this topic.

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