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• BREAKING: Rep. Parker Griffith (D-AL) Switching Parties (UPDATED X3)

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 134
  From Politico:How much of a difference will this make for the House?As it turns out, not much:While the timing of his announcement was unexpected, Griffith’s party switch will not come as a surprise to those familiar with his voting record, which is one of the most conservative among Democrats.He has bucked the ...
  3 days ago

• Finally, A Revelation (UPDATED)

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 134
  Congressional Democrats come to their senses:At the same time, Democrats say the apparently unbridgeable health care divide has convinced them that Republicans are dedicated solely to blocking legislative proposals for political purposes. Several said they now realized that they would have to rely strictly on their ...
  3 days ago

• US lawmakers push tough new ‘Buy American’ bill

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 514
  US lawmakers push tough new ‘Buy American’ bill US lawmakers have introduced legislation to tighten “Buy American” rules that often anger major US trading partners by requiring that public sector projects rely on domestic goods and services. Representative Dan Lipinski and Senator Russ ...
  6 days ago

• Does Toledo home weatherization program prove that stimulus funds werent needed

  
  Thurber's Thoughts — Authority: 473
  WSPD News is reporting the following:Applicants Still Sought for Home WeatherizingFunded with $8M in Stimulus MoneyBy WSPDs Nik RajkovicA large portion of federal stimulus money is still available to qualified homeowners in Lucas County to install new insulation, repair windows or replace water heaters. William ...
  1 week ago

• SWOT: Gold Market

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  Gold Market For the week, spot gold closed at $1,115.40 per ounce down $46.00 or 3.96 percent. Gold equities, as measured by the XAU Gold & Silver Index lost 5.23 percent for the week. The U.S. Trade-Weighted Dollar Index gained 0.84 percent.   Strengths The Moscow Times has reported that the Russian ...
  1 week ago

• Federal Assistance

  
  Real Estate Daily Journal — Authority: 91
  Federal assistance is being worked out for homeowners, banks and other financial institutions hit by the market slump. The president’s acknowledgment of a need for some fixing for the financial institution is a sure sign of helplessness for the Federal reserve might be at an edge as far as economic stimulus goes. ...
  1 week ago

• Steele: Obama maxing out U.S. credit card

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele said Wednesday the Obama administration is handling the recession no better than millions of helpless Americans. "Im unemployed and running up my credit card," said Mr. Steele, referring to Mr. Obamas plan to spend more federal money to create jobs. In February, ...
  2 weeks ago

• CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama drops cautious arts policy

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 150
  (Washington) In his first year, President Barack Obama has marshaled the largest infusion of cultural funding in decades – despite a few stumbles. Though still far less than arts advocates contend is needed, they have high hopes this president could transform cultural policy, funding and arts education for years to ...
  2 weeks ago

• President Obama Outlines how he Plans to bring back 7.2 million jobs

  
  ProgressPolitics — Authority: 126
  President Obama plans to announce the details of how he plans to spur job growth through infrastructure, home energy efficiency, and tax breaks for small businesses.  “Having finally moved into positive territory when it comes to economic growth, our biggest challenge now is making sure that job growth matches up ...
  2 weeks ago

• More Proof That The Stimulus Worked

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 134
  Politico reports:Between 600,000 and 1.6 million jobs were created or saved through September as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.The data, released Monday, say the real inflation-adjusted gross domestic product was 1.2 percent to 3.2 percent ...
  3 weeks ago

• Strange Bedfellows: Cato Puts Obama’s Spending In Perspective

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 134
  From my libertarian friends over at Cato:I’m a big fan of criticizing Obama’s profligacy, but it is inaccurate and/or dishonest to blame him for Bush’s mistakes. At the risk of repeating my earlier post, the 2009 fiscal year began on October 1, 2008, and the vast majority of the spending for that year was [...]
  3 weeks ago

• First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Deadline

  
  Westchester & Bronx NY investment property real estate blog — Authority: 137
  The first time home buyers tax credit was designed to encourage home purchases and can be worth as much as $8,000 in reduced taxes or added income. This tax credit was a key part of the economic stimulus package approved by Congress in February.  Many first time homebuyers are not aware that the tax credit incentive ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obama On Track To Have Best First Year Since FDR

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 134
  According to Jacob Weisberg:[The] conventional wisdom about Obama’s first year isn’t just premature—it’s sure to be flipped on its head by the anniversary of his inauguration on Jan. 20. If, as seems increasingly likely, Obama wins passage of a health care reform a bill by that date, he will deliver his first ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Insanity of Deficit Spending and the National Debt

  
  The Western Experience — Authority: 131
  by MikeDuring my daily ritual of abuse–reading “high-brow” Progressive thought– I came across an article on The Nation by William Greider, titled “In the Shadow of Hoover.” A lengthy essay in which President Obama is painted as standing in the shadow of the man who is fairly, or unfairly, blamed for ...
  3 weeks ago

• Local Bid for Smart Grid Funding Goes Unanswered

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 664
  Smart Grid , energy , cleantech Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said today the Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for smart grid projects around the country, but a San Diego coalition that sought $100 million was not on the list. The coalition, which included San ...
  4 weeks ago

• The definition of stupidity....

  
  Thurber's Thoughts — Authority: 473
  I often mention Tom Blumer, who writes at BizzyBlog, for his writing on economics and accounting issues. One of his recent posts is a must-read for this area.Kelo, GM, and the Stimulus: Three Big Government-Induced Failures details three examples that, as Tom puts it, "clearly demonstrate that government should be the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Cartoon Of The Day

  
  Evaluation — Authority: 143
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  4 weeks ago

• Of Deductions and Refunds

  
  IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help — Authority: 125
  New Deductions When you buy a new car, light truck, motorcycle or motor home between February 16th this year and January 1st 2010, you are entitled to a special sales tax deduction as part of the economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama. This law also provides for the deduction of other taxes and ...
  4 weeks ago

• The stimulus is working – although too small

  
  SocraticGadfly — Authority: 142
  Mainstream economists are weighing in a general thumbs-up for the results of the Obama economic stimulus plan. Mark Zandi says unemployment would be above 11 percent without it. And, as President Obama and Congressional leaders talk about a jobs bill, they should note that folks like Zandi all agree the original ...
  4 weeks ago

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