Topic: Economic Stimulus
Combative Obama insists on ending Bush-era tax cuts for nation's wealthiest; would keep othersPolitically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans - and some ...
Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals, draw contrast with Republicans' agendaSeeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks ...
Obama's tax-break plan for businesses isn't likely to quickly boost hiring or the economyEven if they were enacted soon, President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for businesses would hardly be a quick fix to rejuvenate hiring or the economy, analysts say. And ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away. Obama's plans for billions of dollars in tax breaks for ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose on Wednesday that businesses be allowed to write off all their new investments in plant and equipment through 2011, an administration official said on Monday. The plan, aimed at jump-starting job growth, would cut ...
US President Barack Obama Monday promised more than 50 billion dollars to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports, targeting huge unemployment and ripping resurgent Republicans. Obama, under intense pressure due to the sputtering economy ahead of November's mid-term congressional elections, announced ...
US President Barack Obama unveils plans Monday to spend at least 50 billion dollars to expand and renew US roads, railways and airports, in a fresh bid to fire up sluggish economic growth. Obama, under intense pressure over November's mid-term congressional elections ...
Labor secretary says Obama doing good job on economy focusing on joblessLabor Secretary Hilda Solis is defending President Barack Obama's efforts to combat the recession and unemployment, saying his focus has been on helping the jobless and underemployed. In a Labor Day ...
US President Barack Obama will travel to the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin Monday as part of a broad effort to stem ebbing political support over the slowing economic recovery. The president will deliver remarks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest, ...
Officials: Obama to call for more spending on roads, railways, airports to stimulate economyVowing to find new ways to stimulate the sputtering economy, President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and airports that would cost at ...
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