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Obama administration redacts contract details for new recovery website (coloradoindependent.com)

Back in July, a software company named Smartronix landed an $18 million contract to build a Web site where taxpayers could easily track billions in federal stimulus money. It was just another part of... More

Tags: colorado independent,freedom of information act,propublica,smartronix,recovery,transparency

Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Our Jobless Recovery (www.thenation.com) TMC

President Obama just told us that the economic stimulus plan has "already saved or created" 150,000 jobs and that another 450,000 will be "saved or created" by the end of the summer, including 125,000... More

Tags: economic stimulus plan,recovery,jobless,tmc,the nation

Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

A Stimulus with Staying Power (amforum.blogspot.com) TMC

The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed amid a flurry of speculation over its scope and impact. Questions persist about how Americans in general will benefit through federal... More

Tags: recovery,reinvestment,tmc,amercian forum,staying power

Submitted 12 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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Labor ad: Stimulus is ‘first step’ in recovery (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

That was fast. Two labor groups — Americans United for Change and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — on Tuesday unveiled a national ad applauding President Barack... More

Tags: labor ad,stimulus plan,recovery,labor groups,tmc,video

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

THE SENATE STIMULUS BILL. (www.prospect.org) TMC

The Senate Finance Committee just released the summary of the Senate stimulus bill. Headlines of obvious interest to this readership: There's $27 billion for highway investments and $8.4 billion for... More

Tags: tmc,senate,stimulus bill,recovery,reinvestment

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

The Power of Transparency (www.thenation.com) TMC

Although the details of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan remain in negotiations, one issue is not debatable: accountability. Drawing from state and local precedents, Obama can... More

Tags: recovery,reinvestment,tmc,accountability

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Obama Wants A Trillion For Recovery But Many Questions Remain (www.newsdissector.com)

Last month, Obama announced that an anti-women’s rights, anti-gay preacher would deliver the invocation for his inaugural, and a firestorm ensued; yesterday, the Obama team announced that an openly... More

Tags: barack obama,stimulus plan,recovery,questions

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

A Trillion Dollar Recovery (www.thenation.com) TMC

Poverty is on the rise, record numbers of people are relying on food stamps and we've seen no relief for the foreclosure crisis. There are increasing rates of child abuse and domestic violence linked... More

Tags: recovery,trillion dollars,tmc,cpc,sustainable growth

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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