Stimulus

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Gambler-in-Chief

Imagine if the Romney campaign had shown the poor judgment to snare this slogan. The media would have had a field day with Wall Street’s wagering, turning the economy into a giant casino; with ...
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'Meet the Press' Panelist: Obama Should Be 'Doubling Down,' 'Didn't Do Enough Stimulus'

On Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, liberal historian Doris Kearns Goodwin pleaded with President Obama to tell voters: "'I am doubling down on what I did.' He didn't do enough on the stimulus. He ...
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NBC's Mitchell: Does Middle Class Wealth Loss 'Justify' More Stimulus?

In an interview with Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey on her Tuesday MSNBC show, host Andrea Mitchell attempted to use a new Federal Reserve report showing massive wealth loss for ...
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NYTimes White House Reporter Shoehorns Defense of Obama 'Stimulus' Into Tourist Piece on D.C. Cherry Blossoms

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes made a surprise appearance in the arts pages to talk about cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. The unsurprising part: Yet another ...
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NYT's Porter Steps Into David Leonhardt's Neo-Liberal Shoes, Defends Obama 'Stimulus"

Porter's first "Economic Scene" column for the New York Times parrots liberal conventional wisdom on Obama's "stimulus" success, despite conservative claims that the process was wasteful and ...

NBC's Lauer Hits Obama Advisor from Left, Cites Democratic Mayor Calling for More 'Federal Help'

On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer interviewed Obama advisor David Plouffe and promoted liberal concerns that the administration had not pushed enough government economic programs: "Even ...

Stevenson Makes 'Nuanced' Defense of Obama's 2009 Prediction of 6.5% Unemployment

Richard Stevenson: "...there's a persuasive case that the report actually did not get it all that wrong....Despite repeated Republican claims to the contrary, the stimulus bill created at least ...

Networks Push for Infrastructure Spending, Ignore Cost and Danger of Federal Failures

ABC, CBS and NBC silent about mistakes that took lives during Hurricane Katrina, wasted countless tax dollars for years.

Obama Stimulus Vital to Avoid Recession, Calmes Claims

"Should the bill ultimately fail, Democrats believe they at least have the better political argument, and they vow to exploit what they call the Republicans' obstruction in the 2012 campaign. Yet ...

Obama's Infrastructure Spending Wish 'Makes All of the Sense in the World,' Amanpour Enthuses

President Barack Obama's new infrastructure spending plan "makes all of the sense in the world" and is an "eminently sensible idea," ABC's Christiane Amanpour enthused Sunday morning on This Week ...
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