Feb 23rd, 2009 - The Huffington Post
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Citizens fearing loss of their homes are the single, largest segment of constituent calls to members of Congress. Thousands of jobs are being lost daily and the stock market is in the tank. I expected to see a bit of relief or, at least, hope in my e-mail when President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus package). There was some of that but a strong hint of dissatisfaction permeated my mail. Why? They didn't get enough!
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HOLYOKE, Mass. - A teacher from western Massachusetts and her 15-year-old student — who disappeared a week ago after the boy's parents complained about the woman's relationship with their son — have been found in West Virginia.
GOP governors consider turning down stimulus money
Feb 18th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
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Feb 17th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Paul Krugman, the professor of economics at Princeton University and a Nobel Prize winner, spoke Tuesday to CNBC, where he discussed his views on the stimulus package.
