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The first official White House report on the $787 billion stimulus spending bill provoked quick protest from Washington Republicans who voted against it. Presenting the report, Christina Romer , chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers,...
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US President Barack Obama's $787bn (£482bn) stimulus package is working, top White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers has insisted. And although unemployment is a "major area of concern", Mr Summers said rising joblessness does not prove that the...
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is the latest Democrat to open the door to a second stimulus package. But Hoyer cautioned it was too early to tell whether President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package was enough to fully jolt the nation's staggering...
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Mr Reid said he saw no evidence another stimulus was needed, saying the “shoots” of economic recovery “are now appearing above the ground.” President Barack Obama led the charge for a two-year $787 billion stimulus package that his fellow Democrats who...
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to tackle a budget gap that has raised the prospect of drastic measures to keep the state working. Lawmakers debated late into the night Tuesday but could...
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President Barack Obama has said that he does not think a second economic stimulus package is needed yet even though the nation's economy continues to struggle. More time is needed to assess the effectiveness of the 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus...
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Vice President Joe Biden came here today for the kick off of a $1.7 million bridge rehabilitation project being paid for by the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It's among 78 transportation projects worth $168 million being paid for by...
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The Obama administration is defending its projection that the economic stimulus plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs in a new report to be released today, saying that the figure is a cautious estimate based on a "relatively conservative rule of thumb"...
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A Stimulus Plan supports construction jobs in WA Media Statement with WA Treasuer Troy Buswell and Sharryn Jackson, Federal Labor MP for Hasluck 8th May 2009 The Australian and Western Australian Governments today announced that construction is underway...
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TOKYO: Japan is considering providing up to one billion dollars in economic aid to Pakistan over the next two years, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Japanese government will reveal details of the planned aid in Tokyo on April 17 at a meeting of...
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