Rising unemployment, mixed views on the Federal Stimulus spending

"This was supposed to be about jobs, jobs, and jobs. And the fact is, it
turned into nothing more than spending, spending, and more spending on a lot of
big government bureaucracy." - House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Oh)

The Monday, July 6, 2009 edition of The Wall Street Journal features an article titled, Calls grow to increase stimulus spending. For more on this issue, read Public Interest Institutes's Follow the Constitution rather than Keynes.

More misreading? - Dallas Morning News
Any chance they've misread the hoped-for stimulus results? Any chance they've misread what taking over GM is going to mean? Any chance they've misread what ...

Biden: Administration "Misread" Economy - U.S. News & World Report

Cantor open to second stimulus with tax cuts - The Hill

Cantor: Stimulus Isn't Working - RealClearPolitics

"I don't think anybody can honestly say that we're satisfied with the results so
far of the stimulus. But we believe the stimulus was absolutely
essential." - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md)

Hoyer: Stimulus Slow to Create Jobs, But Time is Not Ripe for New ... - FOX News

2 Democrat said Sunday that he is not satisfied with the results of the stimulus so far, but it's too soon to consider a second package since not all of the ...

The Stimulus: Six Months Later -National Ledger - Jon Kyl
With some now suggesting a second stimulus package, it's a good time to look at some preliminary results of the first package. In January, the president's ...

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Policy Discussion of the Day: Road Use Taxes

foxnews POLITICS: Commission Urges 50 Percent Hike in Fuel Taxes to Fund Highway Construction http://tinyurl.com/8bcbw6 Per Net::Twitter

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Politics Gone Bad; Gas Prices rising and Concerns in schools

The Wednesday, December 17, 2008 edition of The Washington Post contains an article titled Rep. Jackson Said to Have Reported Blagojevich Request. For more on the issue of doing more to stop improper political influence, read Pork, Politics Gone Bad.

It doesn't appear that the Illinois governor will give up, without being forced out. Fox News reports a story on the State of Illinois' situation in the governor's office.

T. Boone Pickens comments on OPEC's plan to raise oil prices through reducing supply.

CNN reports on Children forced into cell-like school seclusion rooms, including a death in a school in Georgia.

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Will Congress listen and avoid a Detroit Bailout?

On November 18, 2008, Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts Governor and Republican candidate for the 2008 nomination for President, wrote a Op-Ed contribution piece titled Let Detroit Go Bankrupt in the New York Times.

Another story of note: Romney's Alternative Auto Rescue Plan - FOXNews

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