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4 Bold, Gutsy Moves Obama Can Make to Improve Our Lives, the Economy and His Poll Numbers

blank blank, Campaign for America's Future. May 10, 2011.

Know what the public wants? Jobs, Medicare, Social Security, and protection from runaway banks.

We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

Mike Lux, Open Left. July 9, 2009.

We need a comprehensive policy package that is very simply focused on one thing and one thing only: jobs.

Obama's Economic Plan: A Version of the Monopoly Game, But No One Loses

William Greider, The Nation. March 28, 2009.

It's very much like the regular Monopoly game -- only better -- because this one uses real money, provided courtesy of the taxpayers.

Poll: Majority Of Americans Back Obama, Not Happy With GOP

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 24, 2009.

While Republican policymakers have clearly impressed each other, they haven't quite connected with everyone else.

Obama Tells Certain Republican Govs to Cut the Crap

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 23, 2009.

He wasn't calling out Jindal, Sanford, and Barbour specifically, but the message was hard to miss.

Rahm Emanuel and Paul Krugman Spar Over Economic Recovery

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 23, 2009.

"The question is why Obama didn't ask for what the economy needed, then bargain from there."

Crist: There's Only One National Leader, 'His Name Is President Obama'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. February 22, 2009.

"The people elected him. And I'm willing to give him a good shot and try to help make this work."

GOP Civil War: Schwarzenegger Slams GOP Govs' Stimulus Refusal

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 22, 2009.

"Governor Sanford says that he does not want to take the money, the federal stimulus package money. And I want to say to him: 'I'll take it.'"

Obama's Economic Recovery Law

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 17, 2009.

The stimulus bill is now the stimulus law.

Economic Recovery: Here's What We Should Do Next

James K. Galbraith, Firedoglake. February 17, 2009.

A look at where we should go from here.

GOP Aims to Outflank Dems on Economic Populism

David Sirota, Open Left. February 17, 2009.

Democrats need to hurry up and embrace their populist wing.

DC Journalists Love GOP Obstructionists, But Americans Don't

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 15, 2009.

The American public looked at DC, they saw the Democrats trying to do something, and they liked what they saw.

The Suits Aren't Happy: Congress Reins In Wall Street Bonuses

Nick Sabloff, Huffington Post. February 14, 2009.

While the stimulus bill didn't end up containing any caps on CEO salaries, it did set new limits on Wall Street bonuses.

A Hard Look at Obama's Wasted Efforts at Bipartisanship

Staff, ThinkProgress. February 13, 2009.

What Obama did vs. What Obama got.

House Approves Economic Recovery With No Republican Support

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 13, 2009.

The measure now moves to the Senate, which is expected to pass the package tonight.

Right-Wing Liars Go After Pelosi; Drudge Launches Sexist Attack

Staff, ThinkProgress. February 13, 2009.

The GOP is growing increasingly irrational.

The Economic Recovery Package: A Doable Deal

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. February 10, 2009.

Today the focus is money, money, money!

Let's Stay Focused on the Right Kind of Economic Recovery

Andy Stern, AlterNet. January 13, 2009.

Even after the collapse of the myth of the market, conservatives are still waging class warfare on the rest of us.