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Rush Limbaugh’s Bipartisan Stimulus

By Alex • Feb 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123318906638926749.html
My Bipartisan Stimulus
Let’s cut taxes, as I want, and spend more, as Obama would like.

By RUSH LIMBAUGH
There’s a serious debate in this country as to how best to end the recession. The average recession will last five to 11 months; the average recovery will last six years. Recessions will end on their own if [...]



Bailout Impact: $13/week for workers..

By Alex • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown101_stimulus_plan_2
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer Jim Abrams, Associated Press Writer – Wed Feb 11, 5:37 pm ET

WASHINGTON – Now that there’s a tentative agreement on the economic stimulus plan that President Barack Obama and other supporters hope will provide a considerable jolt to the economy, [...]



U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailouts as Senate Votes

By Alex • Feb 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok
By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing would raise the government’s commitment to solving the financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90 percent of the nation’s home mortgages.
The Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have lent [...]



What Recession? The $170 Million Inauguration

By Alex • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

***Link To Original Article***

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
ABC NEWS Business Unit
Jan. 19, 2009—
The country is in the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which isn’t stopping rich donors and the government from spending $170 million, or more, on the inauguration of Barack Obama .
The actual swearing-in ceremony will cost $1.24 million, according to [...]



2008: The Year Global Warming Died

By Alex • Dec 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Find the article here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/3982101/2008-was-the-year-man-made-global-warming-was-disproved.html
By Christopher Booker
Last Updated: 10:59AM GMT 28 Dec 2008
The first, on May 21, headed “Climate change threat to Alpine ski resorts” , reported that the entire Alpine “winter sports industry” could soon “grind to a halt for lack of snow”. The second, on [...]