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How Government Prolonged the Depression — Policies that decreased competition in product and labor markets were especially destructive. — The New Deal is widely perceived to have ended the Great Depression, and this has led many to support a “new” New Deal to address the current crisis.
Washington Post:
Daschle Faces Questions From Senators on Tax Glitch — After a quarter-century in Congress, Thomas A. Daschle will return to Capitol Hill today in an unfamiliar role, summoned by former colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee to defend his reputation and his nomination to be secretary …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Daschle: Mistakes were ‘unintentional’ — Tom Daschle put his apology for his tax errors in writing, sending a letter Sunday night to Senate Finance Committee chairmen who will help decide his fate. — “As you can well imagine, I am deeply embarrassed and disappointed by the errors …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
In Daschle's Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington — WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle, the former Democratic Senate leader, had been voted out of office. His close friend Leo Hindery, a Democratic donor and media mogul, was out of a job too, having just sold his latest company, Yes Networks.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bailouts for Bunglers — Question: what happens if you lose vast amounts of other people's money? Answer: you get a big gift from the federal government — but the president says some very harsh things about you before forking over the cash. — Am I being unfair? I hope so.
Washington Post:
As Obama Talks Of Bipartisanship, Definitions Vary — After a week of legislative successes for President Obama, Republicans seized on one asterisk: his inability to line up support from their ranks. As he heads into his second full week in office, members of both parties are waiting …
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PETER HITCHENS: We show tolerance to ‘gays’ and get tyranny in return … If I never again had to read or write a word about homosexuals, I would be very happy. I really don't want to know what other people do in their bedrooms. But these days they really, really want us all to know.
James Carville / CNN:
Carville: A history lesson for Rush Limbaugh — Editor's Note: James Carville, a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, was the Clinton-Gore campaign manager in 1992 and political adviser to President Clinton. He is active in Democratic politics and a party fundraiser.
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Douglass K. Daniel / Associated Press:
GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats Set High Goal Of Sweeping Fiscal Reform — As Senate Opens Stimulus Debate, Sacrifices Become More Urgent — It's the holy grail of Washington politics: a federal budget that generates ample funds through a simpler and fairer tax code, defuses the spending time bomb for health …
Sean Cockerham / Anchorage Daily News:
Palin pushes for road to Nome — PIPE DREAM? Project would cost $3 million to $4 million a mile. — scockerham@adn.com — JUNEAU — Boomers talked for decades about building a road to Nome, an epic 500-mile plus project that would run through some of the most remote wilderness of forest, tundra, rivers and valleys in the world.
David McKenzie / CNN:
Charges against George Obama dropped — NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — All charges against George Obama, half-brother to U.S. President Barack Obama, have been dropped after his arrest in a drug raid, according to police in Kenya. — He was released on Saturday hours later, police added.
Darren Lenard Hutchinson / DISSENTING JUSTICE:
Major Flip-Flop by Human Rights Watch: Organization Waiting for Obama to Develop Kinder, Gentler Rendition Program — I can stomach some political flip-flops. — Politicians run with the popular opinion for the most part, but sometimes their positions legitimately change in the face of new factual information.
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Permanent vs. temporary increases in government spending, a Keynesian approach — Let's say government can spend $100 billion today or spend the present expected value of $100 billion, stretched out over time so it is a commitment in perpetuity. Both spending programs are financed by bonds.
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Gillibrand Hints at a Change of Mind on Immigration — Kirsten E. Gillibrand, New York's new senator, suggested to Latino elected officials on Sunday that she would take the lead on some immigration issues — and perhaps quickly drop some positions that they considered objectionable.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senators Looking to Make Changes in Stimulus Plan — Alterations Could Complicate Conference Talks, Drive Up Cost — The Senate will open debate today on a nearly $900 billion economic stimulus plan that is similar in size and scope to the package the House passed, creating a possibly smooth path …
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Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
Obama plans financial oversight board — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama promised on Monday to establish a review board to oversee the government's $700 billion rescue package aimed at averting a financial meltdown, declaring that some of the nation's banks would have to write down bad debts, while other banks may fail.
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Out of Gaps In Treaties, First Salvos Of Trade War — The world may be on the brink of a gentler kind of trade war. — In 1930, Congress fired the first shot in a protectionist battle that prolonged and deepened the Great Depression. After passing a bill aimed at saving American jobs …
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