Boehner, Dewhurst and stimulus jobs
Ah, Washington: The U.S. House speaker posts a message on Twitter, then a campaign committee e-mails a barrage of press releases, each one tweaked to target different individual members of Congress, including two Texas Democrats. Before the day passes, the lieutenant governor of Texas airs the same flawed claim about how much each job attributed to the 2009 federal stimulus package ended up costing the federal government.
By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 12:18 p.m.
Your guide to the economic stimulus bill
For two weeks, you've heard claims that the bill includes lots of goodies — millions for Filipino veterans, ACORN and programs for sexually transmitted diseases. We sort out the truth.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 04:44 p.m.
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