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• Holdout Sen. Nelson rejects abortion compromise (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP - A moderate Democrat whose vote could be crucial said Thursday an attempted Senate compromise on abortion is unsatisfactory, raising doubts about whether the chamber can pass President Barack Obamas health care overhaul by Christmas.
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• New jobless claims rise unexpectedly

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 136
  Add to these numbers the people who quit looking for work and you cannot say it is good news:The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week as the recovery of the nation’s battered labor market proceeds in fits and starts.The Labor Department said Thursday ...
  14 hours ago

• Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill into law

  
  The Contemporary Conservative — Authority: 446
  From the AP: President Barack Obama has signed into law a $1.1 trillion bill that increases the budgets in many areas of the government by about 10 percent, including health, law enforcement and veterans programs....Obama signed the bill privately at the White House on Wednesday after receiving the bill from ...
  16 hours ago

• US lawmakers approve jobs package (AFP)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  AFP – As US workers continue to struggle with double-digit unemployment, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a… Read the rest here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">US lawmakers approve jobs package (AFP)
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• Return to Feudal Times

  
  Mario Burgos — Authority: 416
  People who work for the government work for us - the taxpayers. Ultimately, were their bosses. I know, based on some interactions you have with your employees it seems that they conveniently forget this fact. Be that as it may, it truly works much the same as any business. We, the tax-paying bosses, produce revenue ...
  17 hours ago

• U.S. House of Representatives approved a $636 billion military spending bill

  
  World Military Forum - Latest Military News — Authority: 136
  WASHINGTON,  – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $636 billion military spending bill on Wednesday that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and also includes money to extend jobless aid for two months.By a vote of 395 to 34, the House approved the bill and sent it to the...
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• Blogs Comment On Omnibus Spending Bill, Abstinence-Only Funding, Other Topics

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 143
  The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries… Source: Blogs Comment On Omnibus Spending Bill, Abstinence-Only Funding, Other Topics
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• Obama posts ‘historic’, ‘unprecedented’ approval numbers

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 136
  In comparison to the approval ratings for modern elected presidents in December of their first year in office, Obama’s standing is the worst, though he’s close to Ronald Reagan. In December 1981, Reagan’s approval rating was also 49%, though his disapproval rating was a bit lower, 41%.via The Oval: Tracking the ...
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• 2010 Appropriations and the “Deficit Hawks”

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  There is a lot going on in an article by the Washington Post’s Paul Kane about Congress’s last-minute efforts to fund the federal government in 2010. Embedded within the piece is a demonstration of the hypocrisy of so-called deficit hawks, who publicly say reducing the national debt is an urgent national ...
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• So Heres a Thought

  
  Mario Burgos — Authority: 416
  The union appears to be a little riled with Governor Richardson over the nonnegotiable forced furlough of state employees as one tactic to plug the state budget gap: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 18 says Richardsons administration violated the law by refusing to ...
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• House GOP warns Pelosi on DOD bill (Politico)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  Politico – They say they won’t vote forDOD spending bill if a hike of the debt ceiling is tacked on. Read the rest here: (Politico)"> (Politico)">House GOP warns Pelosi on DOD bill (Politico)
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• The Professor: Why Are We Tiring of Obama?

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 136
  via Works and Days Victor Davis Hanson examines the rapid decline of Obama in: Why Are We Tiring of Obama?Something of the same is happening with our President. He is experiencing the sharpest popularity decline in the history of first-year administrations. The problem is not just that he inherited a bad economy; ...
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• Can’t you just feel the HOPE® and CHANGE®?

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 136
  via ‘Welcome to Obamaville’ Sign Marks Colorado Homeless Tent CityOh, and then there is this in Missouri:
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• Government Got Bigger Over The Weekend

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing reports that on Sunday the Senate passed an “omnibus” spending bill that gives $447 billion to keep dozens of federal agencies functioning. Like Government Executive’s recent coverage of this topic, Pershing has troubles bringing himself to actually write on the bill: ...
  3 days ago

• Congress Piling On The Defense Budget

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 145
  Congress passed over the weekend an omnibus spending bill of over one trillion dollars. This week they hope to pass the last spending bill --...
  3 days ago

• U.S. Spending Bill Is 1.1 Trillion?

  
  EUR This N That | Urban Black News Blog — Authority: 141
  Where in the heck is the U.S. getting this endless cash from?  People might think that the U.S. simply lives off money trees, but we’re here to inform you … WE DON’T!We are covering the tab for all the spending for the war and every toilet seat in the White House and now it’s time [...]
  3 days ago

• Senate Passes $1 TRILLION Spending Bill

  
  Conservative Thoughts — Authority: 125
  This is the most IRRESPONSIBLE group of people running our country as I have ever seen.   The Senate worked on Sunday to pass a Spending Bill that is going to cost YOU the TAXPAYER $1 Trillion Dollars .   If suddenly we have issues with the costs of spending in this country, where unemplyment is 10%, growth ...
  4 days ago

• Republicans ticked about Dems’ spending bill; Dems pass it anyway

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 497
  It is business as usual, spending money like a drunken sailor, and the bar is still open. Sen. John McCain • On the latest spending bill passed tonight. The Senate pushed it through with little Republican support and lots of Republican whining. The $447 billion omnibus spending bill, with lots of Democratic ...
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• Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Obama (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP - The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans programs.
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• Congress opens door to medical marijuana in D.C. (Politico)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  Politico – Nestled in the omnibus spending bill is language that frees up D.C. to use local money to implement a medical Read the original: (Politico)"> (Politico)">Congress opens door to medical marijuana in D.C. (Politico)
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