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Obama Claims Victory on Stimulus
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhpBqETZyOE&e&w=360] Obama takes a victory lap on the stimulus plan in Saturday's radio/YouTube address, calling it "a major milestone on our road to recovery." "After a lively debate... we've delivered real and tangible progress for the American people." Click above to watch and read it here.
Senate Gives Stimulus Bill Final Approval
Senators weigh in on the stimulus, voting in favor 60-38, precisely the number needed for passage. Republicans Snowe, Collins, Specter vote in favor, as expected. Vote was held open until roughly 10:30 pm, so Ohio Sen. Brown could return from a memorial service for his mother and cast a vote to block a possible GOP filibuster. Plus: NYT [...]
The "Futility" of Bipartisanship
NY Times: "Unrequited overtures to Republicans over the past several weeks taught Mr. Obama and his aides some hard lessons."
Under the Hood of the Stimulus
--Sen. Specter secures a major increase in NIH funding. --Part-time, low-income and female workers stand to gain. --$5 billion in flexible education funding included. --Some unemployed may be left out of health insurance.
Holbrooke, Karzai Meet in Afghanistan
Meeting in Kabul comes amid a cooling in U.S. relations with the Afghan president. Obama and Karzai still have not spoken.
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Joe Lieberman Stimulus Hero
That's right. It seems Lieberman played a crucial role in talking several Republicans off the ledge, thereby vindicating President Obama's refusal to be vindictive toward the Connecticut Senator, who had some nasty things to say about Obama and Democrats in general during the presidential campaign. Lieberman has always been a moderate-progressive on economic issues so [...]
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