Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan

GOP Asked to Help Design Bill; $300 Billion in Tax Cuts Sought

Pitching a plan that is expected to include $300 billion in tax cuts, Obama pledged to consult Republican leaders, who until yesterday had been left out of negotiations between the president-elect's advisers and congressional Democratic staff. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 6, 2009
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Terry Gamble
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by Terry Gamble - Jan. 7, 2009

Presents a very comprehensive picture of the stimulus plan as described by the Obama administration thus far. Gives many different points of view and opinions about the plan as well as deconstructing the more ideological or partisan-driven positions.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 6, 2009

If it took three people to write this piece, two of them took the day off. Why Obama is going around kissing the asses of the Republican's I have no idea.

Someone should explain to Obama what a Mandate is. By Bush's measurement, the Supreme Court gives you a Mandate. By my measurement , getting the most votes of any President in history is a Mandate. George Bush got nearly everything he wanted and Congress just looked the other way. I DID NOT VOTE for Obama to become a republican. If he can't get his agenda through Congress with the majority that he has, he's not going to make a very good President. Barack, the Republican's are going ... More »

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