Did the Stimulus Quench America’s Economic Thirst?
Washington dumped torrents of stimulus dollars across the American landscape to keep the U.S. economy from dying on the vine, but most of the spending won't bear fruit until 2015.
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Next Economic Stimulus: Everything 20 Percent Off
The next time the U.S. looks at economic stimulus, two University of Delaware economists suggest, it ought to consider offering a hefty discount on every retail purchase.
States: Playing to Clean Energy Strengths
Index of Clean Energy Leadership finds Midwestern upstarts mixed among the usual suspects.
Comparative Effectiveness Research Cornered by Foes
Can $1.1 billion make comparative effectiveness research a regular part of medical care and health insurance in the United States?
Your Pork Is Actually My Policy
John McCain and Tom Coburn's snarky listing of reputedly dumb stimulus projects manages to 'misunderestimate' some important research.
Are Cities Like Lehman Brothers or AIG?
Things are tough all over, but the National League of Cities suggests when improvement comes, cities may be among the last to know.
Job Counting Offers New Battlefield for Partisans
The administration's imperfect tally of stimulus-created jobs sculpts new vistas for the punditocracy to survey.
Stimulus Accelerates High-Speed Rail Hopes
The United States has lagged behind other industrialized countries in providing high-speed rail, but the stimulus package includes a big boost advocates have been praying for.
Work Out Plan
Waiting for the Byrd to squawk, or how to tell if Congress and the White House are serious about fixing the economy.