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Politically Feasible Stimulus

label,” said one official familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the deliberations were private. Check the quotes. A Obama administration source linked the words “stimulus”…

More than an election message

…and ‘message’ is constantly displayed in comments when it comes to political messaging…especially in a forced two party system. To illustrate, allowing the labels ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-choice’ to define the

FHFA Issues Subpoenas for PLS Documents

…in private-label securities. These securities included subprime loans, which were extended to people with thin or weak credit histories, as well as exotic loans such as adjustable-rate mortgages known as…

SCOTT SUMNER II

…with Paul Krugman and others about a break in trend in US economic growth because of the Reagan revolution. But rather than look directly at the US data he undertook…

…published June 2010. DolB: I am a liberal. A label that “progressive” is used in exchange with. I am not a radical, fascist, loony, left winged, socialist, commie. In fact,…

Tri-Committee Health Care Bill Deficit Neutral

…cost “a quarter of a trillion dollars” perhaps hoping people are still scared by the label rather than the number. Because in the context of a $750 billion TARP package…

Warren Buffet’s annual letter to shareholders

…purchasing companies] were known as “leveraged-buyout operators.” But LBO became a bad name. … Their new label became “private equity,” a name that turns the facts upside-down: A purchase of…