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Tag Archives: stimulus
Liberal Groups Criticize GOP Over Stimulus, Redux
The liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change (along with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees labor union) released a new ad attacking Republicans for not supporting President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. Here is our review of an earlier ad from Americans United for Change. Here is …
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Tagged AFSCME, Americans United for Change, Rush Limbaugh, stimulus, stimulus bill, television ad
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Fact Checking Obama’s Speech
President Obama’s first speech to a joint session of Congress was stuffed with signals about the new direction his budget will take and meant-to-be reassuring words about the economy. But it was also peppered with exaggerations and factual misstatements. He said “we import more oil today than ever …
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Tagged ecoonomy, health care, oil imports, President Obama, speech to Congress, stimulus, stimulus bill
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Stimulus Bill Bravado
In recent weeks, in his pitches to Congress and the public on the need to pass the economic stimulus bill, Obama has made several claims about what it would do. (Republicans, too, have made stimulus boasts of their own.) But these pronouncements are not a sure thing. Obama repeatedly said …
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Tagged earmarks, economy, health care, heatlh records, jobs, President Obama, stimulus, stimulus bill
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Taxing the Stimulus?
Q: Is the economic stimulus payment taxable? A: No.
