News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| 1 day ago
The head of the board responsible for tracking the federal stimulus said Wednesday that federal inspectors-general are reviewing the causes of numerous mistakes in an October report that the Obama administration said showed more than 640,000 jobs
News Source: Arizona Republic
| 1 day ago
Amid soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama is running into congressional qualms over how to pay for his troop buildup in Afghanistan. Military strategy aside, the $30 billion cost is causing concern on both sides of the aisle. Still,
News Source: The Hill
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Boehner said that GOP lawmakers are in a “wait-and-see position,” until White House officials explain the decision to move U.S. troops out of Afghanistan 18 months after surging forces in the region. “There are a lot of questions that need to
News Source: Politico
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House Republicans are criticizing the timetable for withdrawal, the failure to define “success” in the war zone and Democratic ideas for how to pay for the Afghan surge. Other than that, the GOP seems okay with the 30,000 troop surge. “Last
News Source: United Press International
| 2 days ago
A White House official made a point Tuesday of making sure U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner got the word about an update on stimulus-attributed jobs...The letter also went to the House Oversight and Government Reform's ranking member, Rep.
News Source: The Hill
| 2 days ago
Those delays, coupled with the release of a vague budget plan earlier this year, intensified Democrats’ criticism of the party. House GOP officials are promising not to be flat-footed on efforts to revive the economy, saying they have a “one-two
News Source: Christian Science Monitor
| 2 days ago
Obama’s stimulus plan is creating new jobs The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday that the stimulus has yielded between 600,000 and 1.6 million new jobs...Although the CBO report stamps the White House estimates as credible,
News Source: Greensboro News and Records
| 3 days ago
Chris Matthews likened the Republican from Banner Elk to a “replicant from 'Blade Runner,’ ” and “The Rachel Maddow Show” featured her in an unflattering profile. Keith Olbermann has featured her no fewer than three times in 2009 during his