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Progressive Breakfast: Possible Budget Deal

Possible Budget Deal With Wide-Ranging Implications CQ reports on deal to allow simple majority vote on health care and student loan reform, possibly in exchange for bipartisan commission that could fast-track Social Security and Medicare cuts: House and Senate...

Progressive Breakfast: Possible Budget Deal

Possible Budget Deal With Wide-Ranging Implications CQ reports on deal to allow simple majority vote on health care and student loan reform, possibly in exchange for bipartisan commission that could fast-track Social Security and Medicare cuts: House and Senate...

Progressive Breakfast: Shovels Hit Ground

Shovels Hit Ground CNN reports on release of transportation stimulus funds: [President] Obama and [Transportation Sec. Ray] LaHood on Tuesday announced the release of $27 billion in funds from the stimulus package "to help states create a 21st-century infrastructure."...

Progressive Breakfast: Paradigm Shift

Economic Recovery Plan Becomes Law Today W. Post pinpoints how the new law begins to change America: The economic stimulus package dramatically ramps up spending for a broad array of social programs for needy Americans in a way not seen since the launch of the Great...

Progressive Breakfast: A Doable Deal

TODAY: After filibuster squelched in Senate, final econ recovery vote NOON ET, House-Senate conf follows. Treasury announcement on financial bailout 11 AM ET. Presidential town hall in Florida NOON ET. TOMORROW: Thinking Big Conference featuring Paul Krugman, more...

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