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Stimulus ready next week, Grassley says
The Swampby Mark Silva The newest loss of 600,000 jobs reported today should provide some impetus for passage of a stimulus, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, says -- suggesting that Congress is on track......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, Politics, Upper House, Government
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Obama vs McCain: 'We had an election'
The Swampby Mark Silva One curious contretempts of the stimulus debate is the conflict between Sen. John McCain, the losing Republican nominee for president, and President Barack Obama, the winner of an electoral landslide in an election which Obama portrayed as.....Tags: Katie Couric, Wolf Blitzer, Heavy Engineering, Joe Biden, John McCain
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Where Reid cajoles, Pelosi pushes
The Swampby James Oliphant Sometimes, Saturday Night Live is worth a thousand words of political analysis. The latest exhibit: last night's show. In the opening, Fred Armisen playing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Kristen Wiig playing House Speaker Nancy...Tags: Kristen Wiig, Republican Party, Nancy Pelosi, National Government, Government
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Stimulus: Passed
Spin CycleThe stimulus passes the Senate, 61-37, with Schumer and Gillibrand voting in favor. It prices in at $838 billion now, with tax breaks on houses and cars included in the deal agreed to last week. Apparently Harry Reid will serve......Tags: Celebrities and Bad Behavior
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Obama praises economic stimulus deal
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama this evening thanked "the Democrats and Republicans in Congress who came together around a hard-fought compromise that will save or create more than 3.5 million jobs and get our economy back on track.'' That......Tags: Katie Couric, Olympia J. Snowe, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Government, White House
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Obama: Health-care 'precipice' near
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook President Barack Obama, acknowledging that he will have to accept serious compromises in the passage of a health-care overhaul, insisted today that he will not let the public down on an issue that......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Rahm Emanuel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Joe Biden, Joe Lieberman
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Health-care league: Public (not) optional
The Swampby Noam N. Levey The left may be livid at Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Senate Democratic leaders who caved to his demand to remove any public option from the healthcare bill that Democrats are pushing to pass next week.......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Clubs and Associations, Alcoholic Beverages, Heads of State, Government
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Senate says deal, House says hold on
The Swampby James Oliphant and Richard Simon, and updated Senate leaders said today that negotiators have struck a deal on a final version of a sweeping economic recovery package. If true, the bill could be sent to the president for his......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, John Boehner, Olympia J. Snowe, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Government
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Sarah Palin's overexposure: Necessary
The Swampby Mark Silva There is such a thing as Northern exposure and Southern exposure, each casting different lights. And in politics, there is both good exposure and bad exposure, each shedding new light on the politicians. Sarah Palin effectively limited......Tags: Education, Polls, Conan O'Brien, William Shatner, Parties and Movements
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Snow shutters D.C., Senate has 60 votes
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with president's statements. It's snowing so hard on Washington today that they are grounding all buses and surface trains. It's not going to stop anytime soon. There's already a foot of snow on the ground,......Tags: Ecosystems, Social Issues, Bloomberg L.P., Joe Lieberman, Abortion Issue
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Washington: Stimulus deal reached
Spin CycleHarry Reid announces a stimulus deal in Washington for $789 billion -- lower than either the House or Senate numbers. Details to come, but apparently some of the savings comes from reducing big tax breaks for homebuyers and car buyers....... -
Staffers scramble to finish stimulus bill
The Swampby James Oliphant and Richard Simon Congressional staffers worked overnight putting the finishing touches on the sprawling compromise stimulus bill that Democrats hope can be passed and signed into law by President's Day. House and Senate Democratic...Tags: Unemployment, Rahm Emanuel, Social Issues, Henry A Waxman, Energy Saving
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