Obama Says Economic Stimulus Plan Worked as Intended

Bloomberg by Edwin Chen | Jul. 12, 2009 (News Report)

President Barack Obama said his $787 billion stimulus bill “has worked as intended” as he pushed back against Republican criticism that his recovery program has failed to rescue the economy.

“It has already extended unemployment insurance and health insurance to those who have lost their jobs in this recession,” Obama, who is traveling today in Ghana, said in his weekly Saturday radio and Web address. “It has delivered $43 billion in tax ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jul 11, 2009 - 11:58 AM PDT
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Jul 12, 2009 - 9:22 AM PDT
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Nothing new.

They need to speed up the dispersal of the Economic Stimulus Plan.

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