economy
Guess what? The New Deal worked!
February 19, 2009Since the economic crisis we're now in is being compared to the Great Depression, the solutions being offered are being routinely compared to the New Deal. Republicans in particular have been quick to pronounce the New...
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Obama economic plan signed into law
February 19, 2009US President Barack Obama signed his hard-fought stimulus plan into law on Tuesday in the hope that the huge injection of public funds will cushion the collapsing US economy.
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News Analysis: U.S. financial stability plan fails to thaw market
February 11, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday unveiled its long-expected reshaped financial rescue plan.
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Obama administration unveils new financial bailout package
February 11, 2009The Obama administration Tuesday morning unveiled a new financial bailout package that could top 1.5 trillion dollars to restore the U.S. ailing financial system.
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Advocacy groups fear new wave of homeless
February 11, 2009ATLANTA, Georgia, 5 Feb (IPS) - Homeless advocates in the United States say if the new Congress and the Barack Obama administration do nothing, many more low-income people already teetering on the brink could end up...
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