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		<title>Conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI) admits that the Stimulus worked</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2010/01/conservative-think-tank-american-enterprise-institute-aei-admits-that-the-stimulus-worked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So whenever you hear a Republican politician or tea partier say that the stimulus failed point them to this article where conservative think tank AEI admitted that the stimulus boosted the economy by 4%. The real economy also responded to the massive stimulus but remained heavily dependent on it. In the United States, growth during the second half [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Outlines how he Plans to bring back 7.2 million jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/12/president-obama-outlines-how-he-plans-to-bring-back-7-2-million-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/12/president-obama-outlines-how-he-plans-to-bring-back-7-2-million-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama plans to announce the details of how he plans to spur job growth through infrastructure, home energy efficiency, and tax breaks for small businesses.  “Having finally moved into positive territory when it comes to economic growth, our biggest challenge now is making sure that job growth matches up with economic growth,” Obama told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Weekly Address:  Good News on the Economy -11/2/09 (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/president-obama-weekly-address-good-news-on-the-economy-11209-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/11/president-obama-weekly-address-good-news-on-the-economy-11209-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[President Obama Weekly Address]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.progresspolitics.com/?p=1947</guid>
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		<title>The Senate Negotiates deal to extend $8,000 first-time Home Buyer credit and even goes a step further to include existing homeowners</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/10/the-senate-negotiates-deal-to-extend-8000-first-time-homebuyer-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/10/the-senate-negotiates-deal-to-extend-8000-first-time-homebuyer-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebuyer credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal to extend a tax credit for first-time home buyers, but its passage remains uncertain. The agreement would extend the existing credit for first-time home buyers, worth up to $8,000, while offering a new credit of up to $6,500 for some existing homeowners, Senate aides said. The reduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News Friday!</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/good-news-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/09/good-news-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for the American economy!  American&#8217;s net worth grew by $2 trillion in the second quarter of this year for the first time since 2007 that we have seen such growth. Home prices are up.  Real estate values rose 1.8 percent for the first time since 2006 WASHINGTON &#8211; Americans&#8217; wealth rose this spring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non political Issue:  White House Proposes landmark Fuel Efficiency Standards Today</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/05/non-political-issue-white-house-proposes-landmark-fuel-efficiency-standards-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/05/non-political-issue-white-house-proposes-landmark-fuel-efficiency-standards-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel economy standards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/05/19/non-political-issue-white-house-proposes-landmark-fuel-efficiency-standards-today/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a good thing.  The White House will propose national fuel standards today for all vehicles sold in the United States and its territories.  The proposal orders automakers to increase fuel economy by 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.  The original plan was 10 years but the Obama administration has pushed the date up by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism creeping up in America thanks to the policies and approach of our new President</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/04/optimism-creeping-up-in-america-thanks-to-the-policies-and-approach-of-our-new-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/04/optimism-creeping-up-in-america-thanks-to-the-policies-and-approach-of-our-new-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Stimulus Package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[We the People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/04/07/optimism-creeping-up-in-america-thanks-to-the-policies-and-approach-of-our-new-president/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country in the 11 weeks since President Obama was inaugurated, suggesting that he is enjoying some success in his critical task of rebuilding the nation’s confidence, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. These sometimes turbulent weeks — marked by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP: Recession HA!&#8230;Our budget takes us into a Depression! ..Take that Mr. President!</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/04/gop-recession-haour-budget-takes-us-into-a-depression-take-that-mr-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/04/gop-recession-haour-budget-takes-us-into-a-depression-take-that-mr-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>progress</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GOP is really lost in the wilderness at this point.  Not only does their &#8220;budget&#8221; spend more than the President&#8217;s budget but when they were comparing their budget to what they thought was the current administration&#8217;s numbers, it turns out they they were using the numbers of the Bush administration which made their conclusion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the GOP the party of NO alternatives?  Lets examine the GOP counter arguments to the president&#8217;s Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/03/is-the-gop-the-party-of-no-alternatives-lets-examine-the-gop-counter-arguments-to-the-presidents-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.progresspolitics.com/2009/03/is-the-gop-the-party-of-no-alternatives-lets-examine-the-gop-counter-arguments-to-the-presidents-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jai2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democrat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is very easy for someone to say that a plan will not work and criticize it excessively.  It is much more difficult to offer sound alternative solutions in the light of such criticism.  Every time I hear the President speak I walk away feeling completely confident of our eventual recovery.  So I pull up my bootstraps [...]]]></description>
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