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GOP demands say on stimulus

Source: The Boston Globe

Washington : DC : USA | 11 months ago

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After a two-week vacation in his native Hawaii, Obama plans to meet Monday with the two top Democrats in Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, to discuss the stimulus bill, which Obama wants to sign on the day he takes...

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Economic woes "front and center" for Dems in Congress

News Source: Denver Post | 11 months ago

The 111th Congress will convene this week determined to avoid the mistakes of two eras: the Great Depression and the Carter administration. The first task for the Democratic leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate is to contain the...
Obama urges early passage of fresh stimulus package

News Source: Kyodo News | 11 months ago

President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to pass his proposed economic stimulus plan as quickly as possible to resuscitate growth and create jobs in the United States. ''Economists from across the political spectrum agree...
Obama, legislators to meet over plan

News Source: Asian Age | 11 months ago

The meeting will be Mr Obamaâs first with Capitol Hill legislators since his historic November 4 election victory, and his first high-profile act in Washington after moving to the capital from his Chicago home on Sunday. As his daughters Sasha...
The past haunts a new Congress

News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | 11 months ago

The 111th Congress will convene next week determined to avoid the mistakes of two eras: the Great Depression and the Carter administration. The first task for Democratic leaders is to contain the economic crisis by passing a stimulus package worth $...
Bloomberg: Obama Says U.S. Unemployment May Exceed 10% Without Rapid Steps ...

News Source: Uinta County News | 11 months ago

Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said that Democrats and Republicans need to act with urgency to address the “great and growing” economic crisis, warning of double-digit unemployment if swift action isn’t taken. “These are...
Obama unveils US economic stimulus plan

News Source: Zawya Political | 11 months ago

US president-elect Barack Obama Saturday unveiled a broad proposal to boost job growth and the troubled American economy, a top priority for the incoming administration. "Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don't act...