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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Gas prices and five other liabilities for Obama in 2012
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Stimulus' big boost to the economy? It already happened.
White House economist Christina Romer said Thursday that the stimulus package's impact on the economy will weaken from here on.
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ECONOMIC SCENE: Did Obama's stimulus plan work?
Obama's stimulus plan has elicited strong opinions from both critics and supporters. So who is right?
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'Absolutely' the stimulus is working, Romer says
Despite the job losses, the stimulus acted to check the precipitous decline in GDP, according to the Obama adviser.
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Obama fast-tracks healthcare reform
Even as the president urges Senate Democrats to move quickly, a Congressional Budget Office ruling lowers a hurdle that tripped up the Clinton-era reform effort.
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Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake?
In practice, the populist solution is not as simple or as effective as it sounds.
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For the Obama economic team, talk isn’t cheap
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Biden task force pushes 'green jobs'
The first meeting of the White House's Middle Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the creation of so-called green jobs can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class.
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Congress comes to YouTube
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Defense spending as 'stimulus'?
Pentagon's generous budget is not likely to see cuts soon, even if Iraq war starts to wind down.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's kitchen-sink economics
His embrace of workable ideas could disarm a Congress used to ideological battles.
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Obama weighs a supersized stimulus plan
His team looks ready to spend at least $675 billion on projects to jolt the US economy.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's nimble economics
His 'do what works' approach reflects the difficult nature of this complex recession.
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Obama's vast jobs plan: How hard?
His aim is to add 2.5 million jobs. But job totals are dropping sharply now.
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Obama acting increasingly presidential
Not 'a minute to waste' in addressing economic woes, the president-elect says.
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Are alternative fuels reliving the 1980s?
Today’s slumping oil prices may undermine viability of alt-fuel programs – again.
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Obama, McCain, and the financial crisis
John McCain has the harder job of countering his support of Bush and his push for deregulation.
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Palin (and news of pregnant daughter) steals GOP convention spotlight
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Edward Lazear: Lower growth expected for 2008
White House may soon take new steps to deal with the troubled housing market, president's chief economist hints.
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