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Obama Web site claims stimulus jobs in non-existent places
The federal Web site that tracks spending from the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus program ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold
The financial crisis hasn't been kind to General Electric Co. Its stock has lost almost half its value, the ... -
China Solar Panel Maker Sets First U.S. Plant
China's Suntech Power Holdings (STP) is no newcomer to the U.S. Last May, President Barack Obama toured the U.S.'s ...via Business Week -
G.M., Citing Progress, Reports Loss of $1.15 Billion
it [ GM ] plans to make a $1 billion payment to the federal government in december, more than five years before the ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou -
GM Plans to Repay U.S. Loan
General Motors Co. plans to begin paying back a $6.7 billion loan it owes the U.S. government starting late this ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Big costs weigh on troop debate
even if Obama chooses a lower troop commitment, Afghanistan's new costs could wash out the projected $26 billion ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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The Dirt on Worms
The earthworm has long been considered the farmer’s friend. Their burrowing has always been thought to aerate the ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill
The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House Saturday night with ... support from ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Stimulus for Cotton Candy, Tango and a Fish Orchestra? Wacky, or Actually Worthy?
Breakfast at Fuddruckers: $19.24. Snow cone and cotton candy machine: $146.89. Six extra preview performances of ...via ProPublica -
Cut Wall Street Out! How States Can Finance Their Own Economic Recovery
The BND's populist organizers originally conceived of the bank as a credit union-like institution that would free ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Geithner Says Insurance Policies, Not AIG Derivatives Contracts, Were Systemic Risk
Geithner says credit-default swaps weren't the problem, after all.via Fair Spin -
High noon in Washington, D.C.
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Op-Ed Columnist: World Out of Balance
But let’s hope that when the cameras aren’t rolling Mr. Obama and his hosts engage in some frank talk about ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
The Europeanization Of America
Would it really be so bad?Posted by Dale Penn -
The Real Danger of 'One Big Regulator'
Financial regulation is the next item on the political horizon, and it doesn't have to be the deathly dull ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Obama Faces His Anzio
President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith
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The New Arms Race
(Blog Post) America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Geithner Should Step Down
The problem with Geithner is not that he is by nature a corrupt man.Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The Ugly Truth about Jobs
companies have found that they can shed workers and rely on technological advances and overseas factories to ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy
Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Warren Buffett, the "Sage of Omaha," ...
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Obama Faces His Anzio
President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith
