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[The Swamp] The White House acknowledged this week that the growth in the nation's economy this year -- with 0.6 percent growth in the Gross Domestic Product recorded during the first quarter of this year, the same as the last quarter of last year -- is "nothing to crow about.''
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[RTHK On Internet - Instant News] Bush confident US economy will recover: Bush has acknowledged that the latest United States jobs data show the economy is not as robust as the government would like it to be. Official figures show the number of people without jobs rose by 20,000 last month - the fourth consecutive monthly rise.
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[indianpad - All Stories] Bush addresses US economy fears: A $150bn (Ð76bn) stimulus plan negotiated with Congress would help, he said, and must be passed soon.
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[Adam Smith blog] Bush Says Rebates Should Help Economy: President Bush acknowledged Friday that the economy is weakening but is expressing hope that tax rebates that will start going out on Monday should help shore things up. (April 25)
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[burlingtonfreepress.com -] Bush says rebates should help economy: This money is going to help Americans offset the high prices were seeing at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and will also give our economy a boost to help us pull out of this economic slowdown, he said Friday in brief remarks at the White House.
[CIN Top News] Congress Has Foiled Economic Solutions, Bush Says; Democratic ...: When questioned, however, Bush made clear he would block congressional proposals as well -- to stop filling the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, enact a farm bill that includes increased food aid and add help for the unemployed to a spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
[Business News Review] 20000 US jobs lost in April: Democrats in Congress insist more relief needs to be provided, including additional unemployment benefits to cushion the pain of joblessness. The administration has resisted, saying the rebates and other stimulative efforts should be sufficient once they fully kick in.
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[News | Journal Gazette] AP Video: Bush Says Rebates Should Help Economy: President Bush acknowledged Friday that the economy is weakening but is expressing hope that tax rebates that will start going out on Monday should help shore things up. (April 25)
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[WLBZ2.com - NEWS CENTER Stories with Video] Bush Says Rebates Should Help Economy: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush acknowledged that the economy is weakening, but expressed hope that tax rebates that start going out on Monday should help shore things up.
[News Views Blog] Economy grows by only 0.6 percent in 1st quarter of 2008: The government’s $168 billion economic-stimulus package ” including tax rebates that started flowing to bank accounts on Monday ” should help energize the economy in the second half of this year, the Bush administration and Federal Reserve officials say. Democrats in Congress insist more relief needs to be provided, including additional unemployment benefits to cushion the pain of joblessness.
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[Adam Smith blog] Bush Says Rebates Should Help Economy: President Bush acknowledged Friday that the economy is weakening but is expressing hope that tax rebates that will start going out on Monday should help shore things up. (April 25)
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[dislike each other less than they had done before] Argentinas economy chief quits: On Thursday Mr Bush acknowledged that any Buy Generic Viagra Online deal would require “hard work”, but said he was confident that “we can achieve the definition of a state”. r Bush said he was committed to “a viable state, .
[Luciole Blog] McCain's proposal to kick Russia out of G-8 is "bold and unlikely ...: Leaders gather annually to discuss a broad range of global issues, from the economy to security to the environment. Ministers from member governments then coordinate policies behind the scenes in accordance with decisions taken at the annual summits.
[Blog For Arizona] Mule Train Mail: Dr. Richard Eaton "Iran, Can There Be a Grand ...: It wont do simply to recitefeel-good mantras before we go to bed at night, such as “GodBless America,” “Stay the Course,” “Supportthe Troops,” or “The Surge is Working” - not whenAmericans continue to return from Iraq in coffins, or when gasolineprices soar to 5 or 10 dollars a gallon. Eventually, Americans willreach the sober realization that their only practical ticket out ofIraq is waiting for them in Tehran.
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[Weekly Standard Blog] Fun With Polls!: Thats a good thing, and yet 81% of the country already thinks were in a recession. The president is still the president - he has the largest bully pulpit of anyone in the world.
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[worksaveown.com Blog] Economic Stimulus Checks: Bread and Circuses: (It was a nice, benevolent touch when President Bush finally acknowledged it would be okay to spend the checks on necessities as well; you know, things like rent and gasoline.)
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[Media Matters for America] If Tapper had put down his chicken sandwich and rented The War ...: In a May 2 post on his ABC News blog Political Punch, ABC News senior national correspondent Jake Tapper republished a May 1 post he had temporarily taken down, in which he asserted: "Bill Clinton's Trade Representative, a supporter of .
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