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This is how deficits grow way beyond their initial projections.

18 hours ago ago from DailyBrisk

Obama's Budget 'Cheats' (by $98 Billion) in Reporting Cost of Child Tax Credit & EITC Expansion The Administration is taking two tax provisions from the 2009 stimulus bill -- expansions of the child tax credit and the EITC -- and claiming them as part of the current policy Bush tax cuts. ... The Administration didn't inherit these policies, they created them. And worse, still, they created them as explicitly temporary, under a stimulus ...

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More on the decade of profligacy argument

16 hours ago ago from KeithHennessey.com

Last Tuesday I critiqued one of President Obama’s comments in my post “ Which is the decade of profligacy? ”  Mr. Jonathan Chait, Senior Editor of The New Republic, wrote a response which he labeled “the beatdown that was nine years in the making,” and his “smackdown post.”  I welcome TNR readers who are new to my blog. Mr. Chait mistook my intent: Keith Hennessey is tired of the Obama Administration dragging its predecessor’s name ...

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the #2 Most Viewed Video of All Time on YouTube in Canada in the category of News and Politics

21 hours ago ago from Values Voter News

Related: Check out the #2 Top Rated Video of All Time on YouTube in the UK in the category of News and Politics Click on image to see print screen of YouTube Statistics page for this video as of 02/09/2010 for further All Time stats. When those on the left get into the blame game of blaming President Bush's economic policies for our current economic mess just remind them that Democrats have controlled congress since 2006 and that the ...

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Miss Me Yet Billboard: Bush Sign Taunts Obama

13 hours ago ago from Right Pundits

Here is the George Bush Miss Me Yet billboard that is causing an internet sensation. See the picture here, learn who made it, and tell us if your Barack Obama hangover is enough to wish the last president back into office. The huge sign has been shrouded in mystery for weeks but Right Pundits can reveal that the creator is a group of local business interests who are tired of Obama policies emanating from Washington DC. It ...

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No, We Don’t Miss You President Bush

13 hours ago ago from Below The Beltway

Someone in Minnesota is running the billboard pictured above. Umm, I think it's pretty clear the answer is no. This is the same guy who increased non-defense discretionary spending at a faster pace than Lyndon Johnson, gave us the biggest increase in the welfare state in 40 years, increased federal intrusion into local decision making, and bailed out two auto companies that eventually went bankrupt against the will of Congress and ...

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Senate Democrats Unveil Jobs Package : NPR

7 hours ago ago from NPR

Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Senate Democrats Unveil Jobs Package by The Associated Press text size A A A WASHINGTON February 9, 2010, 07:21 pm ET Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill ...

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Senate jobs bill: What's missing

5 hours ago ago from CNN Money

Senate jobs bill: What's missing By Tami Luhby , senior writer February 9, 2010: 9:14 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Senate Democrats' draft plan for job creation, circulated Tuesday, contains a couple of employment measures and a lot of leftover business. What's not included in the $85 billion draft legislation is additional funds for states or stimulus money for infrastructure, which Republicans have said they will not support. ...

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Senate Jobs Bill Includes Tax Incentives for Hiring - FOXBusiness.com

8 hours ago ago from FOX Business

Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home / Markets / Economy Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Senate Jobs Bill Includes Tax Incentives for Hiring   By Dunstan Prial FOXBusiness   A version of a Senate job-creation ...

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Obama speaks hopefully of movement on jobs bill

12 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Obama speaks hopefully of movement on jobs bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he doesn't think it's necessary to get an ideal jobs package out of Congress, but that passing something quickly could build momentum toward greater achievements. Obama told reporters Tuesday he thinks Democrats and Republicans agree on a number of elements in a jobs bill, including eliminating capital gains for small businesses and finding ways ...

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