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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.'"

(Update) House and Senate Have a Done Deal? $789 Billion Stimulus

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 11, 2009.

It appears a compromise is in place for an economic stimulus package that the House and Senate can (and presumably, will) pass.

Senate Cuts $100 Billion, Reaches Deal on Stimulus

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. February 6, 2009.

Reid and Rahm worked together to get votes.

Stimulus Defenders Wake Up (Finally!)

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 5, 2009.

Where have these arguments been the past few weeks? Might any of these authors be available to, you know, go on television or something?

Senate GOP's 'Stimulus Plan' Costs 3.5 Times as Much as Obama's

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. February 2, 2009.

Not surprisingly, DeMint's plan consists of permanent tax breaks for corporations and lowering income tax for the wealthy.

Revealed: Bailed-Out Execs Plotting Against EFCA

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. January 27, 2009.

These crooks "are asking us to bail them out and then using that money to stop workers from improving their lives."