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[The Campaign Spot] Here are some of the programs state and local officials have targeted for funding in the Obama stimulus plan that are being criticized by some congressional Republicans:

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[Progress Illinois -] Conservative Strategy In Obama's Washington | Progress Illinois: Republicans in districts where Obama is popular (Reps.Mark Kirk and Judy Biggert come to mind) will certainly face pressureto side with the president. Like Kirk did during negotiations over thefinancial bailout, they will use their yea votes as leverage toadvocate for small-bore conservative reforms within Democratic-favoredbills.

[Untitled] MyDD :: "...To borrow and to borrow and to borrow...": And, despite the rantings of many Republicans desperately looking for a theme--ANY THEME--to latch onto given their pathetic record on the economy for decades, I'm very much in favor of the proposed stimulus package now being discussed .

[Untitled] Why I’m a Bad Liberal § Unqualified Offerings: I don’t know that Cowen is right, but I think his concerns actually dovetail with the Progressive Ur-Narrative of the present collapse, which I think can be fairly glossed as: "During the period of Republican dominance, government policy contributed to stagnant real wages for most Americans, but to keep consumption up, fostered ever-more-creative ways for them to take on debt. The recent real-estate bubble (still deflating) was the final(?), decadent stage of the con.

[Untitled] Economic stimulus tree to be trimmed; bill decorated by special ...: However, lawmakers first must write a bill that, in legislative terms, doesn't become the year's biggest Christmas tree, festooned with billions for pet projects and special-interest ornaments that are pleasing politically but not necessarily what the economy needs right now.

[Untitled] An Imaginary Retrospective of 2009 : IntentBlog: By the first quarter of 2009, however, the mood in Europe had darkened. It became apparent that the problems of the European banks were just as serious as those of their American counterparts.

[AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth] Why are waiting to pass a stimulus package? Why not pass it now?: I get the symbolic "cool factor" of passing a huge stimulus package on Obama's first day in office, or the new Congress' first week in office. But judging by what I'm reading, we need something huge, soon, before mass panic sets in.

[Untitled] We start a school in Cambodia - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com: There is a real need for these well meaning non-profits and donors alike to harmonize with, and contribute to the bigger picture of developing Cambodia’s state education system, rather than offering one-off, foreign owned solutions that impact only the few. Working directly with the Ministry of Eduaction, and through umbrella organziations such as the NGO Education Partnership, is the most relevant, impactful and sustaianble way to bringing much needed change to Cambodia’s education system.

[Untitled] "That's Saul, folks!"<br>Michigan Republican Party Blog: Articles ...: Vice President-Elect Joe Biden said the U.S. economy is in danger of "absolutely tanking" and will need a second stimulus package in the $600-billion to $700-billion range.

[Untitled] Close The Achievement Gap » Blog Archive » Economic Stimulus ...: Tutors for low-performing students avoids the debate over the value of programs like Teach for America, and it also bypasses the problem of a lack of additional classrooms, which adding more teachers would raise (the tutoring of could occur in libraries or other school buildings not used for classes). For school districts that have a teacher shortage, the stimulus package should fill the gap.

[Untitled] U.S. Economy: Housing Prices Collapse at Near-Depression Pace ...: “We need desperately to get this economy moving,” Vice President-elect Joseph Biden, who is leading the incoming administration’s initiative to bolster the middle class, told reporters before a meeting with Obama’s economic advisers today. Transition officials are “getting very close” to an agreement with lawmakers on the size of the stimulus, Biden said.

[Untitled] The Ideal Stimulus Package - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com: President-elect Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress should join Republicans in a bipartisan fashion to cut the corporate income tax rate so that our country can start moving forward again.”

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