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Progressive Breakfast: Attacks Shift From Phony Pork to the Poor
Focus Quickly Returns To Economic Recovery W. Post claims resistance in the Senate to a larger bill (after, per NYT, Senate votes for a larger bill): Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently...
Progressive Breakfast: Conservatives Delay and Distort While Jobs Vanish
Jobs Rapidly Vanishing, Action Needed Now W. Post assessment of the economy is stark: "The nation's employers, including some of its largest and most sturdy, announced plans yesterday to slash more than 55,000 jobs, a staggering one-day toll that highlighted how...
Progressive Breakfast: Obstructionist Cowards Try To Kill Economy
Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Senate conservatives bash unions, automakers, economy, America into ground The conservative Senate minority filibustered the auto rescue package last...
Progressive Breakfast: Attacks Shift From Phony Pork to the Poor
Focus Quickly Returns To Economic Recovery W. Post claims resistance in the Senate to a larger bill (after, per NYT, Senate votes for a larger bill): Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently...
Progressive Breakfast: Attacks Shift From Phony Pork to the Poor
Focus Quickly Returns To Economic Recovery W. Post claims resistance in the Senate to a larger bill (after, per NYT, Senate votes for a larger bill): Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently...
Progressive Breakfast: Attacks Shift From Phony Pork to the Poor
Focus Quickly Returns To Economic Recovery W. Post claims resistance in the Senate to a larger bill (after, per NYT, Senate votes for a larger bill): Senate Democratic leaders conceded yesterday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently...
Progressive Breakfast: Conservatives Delay and Distort While Jobs Vanish
Jobs Rapidly Vanishing, Action Needed Now W. Post assessment of the economy is stark: "The nation's employers, including some of its largest and most sturdy, announced plans yesterday to slash more than 55,000 jobs, a staggering one-day toll that highlighted how...
Progressive Breakfast: Crunch Week
ACTIVISM UPDATE: Senate expected to pass econ recovery Tuesday. House-Senate conference to iron out differences immediately follows. Phone calls to Congress for a "big and bold" bill will be critically important all week. Presidential Campaign for Economic Recovery In...
Progressive Breakfast: The Majority Fights Back
ALERT 1: Final vote on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act could be today. Call your Senators at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of a big and bold economic recovery bill. ALERT 2: New jobless claims jump more than expected to 626K The Majority Fights...
Progressive Breakfast: Who Won In November?
Dems Stand Firm On Econ Recovery, GOP Opposition Hardens On NBC's Meet The Press, Obama econ advisor Larry Summers addresses criticism that too little will be spent quickly, noting most will be spent quickly, but long-term investments are crucial too: The president...
