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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

…was harmful to US economic performance. As of about 1850, all of the major elements of modern, free market, capitalist economies were in place with the limited liability corporation, professional…

…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…