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It's the Economy...

The GOP won big tonight because the voting was a referendum on the economy. On that top issue, voters let out a primal scream.

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November 3, 2009 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Republicans, The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (70)

Jarrett: Obama Won't Break Middle Class Tax Pledge

Senior White House Counsel Valerie Jarrett told me this morning that the President will keep to his pledge not to tax the middle class to pass his health care package. “He’s confident that a bill will be passed consistent with...

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November 1, 2009 in Barack Obama, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (29)

Obama Economic Adviser: The Stimulus’ Impact on Economic Growth Has Past

An interesting tidbit from Dr. Christina Romer’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. Citing economic analysts she says the fiscal stimulus will have its greatest impact on growth in the second and third quarters of 2009.

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October 22, 2009 in The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (56)

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Pelosi and Reid heading back to WH this afternoon to talk jobs strategy with Obama. On Sunday's This Week, Senators Schumer and Cornyn agreed Congress should move fast on extending unemployment benefits, COBRA health benefits for jobless and housing tax...

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October 7, 2009 in Democrats, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (31)

Time for Another Ross Perot?

My colleague ABC News' Teddy Davis reports on interesting remarks made at the CAP conference yesterday. (By the way, Cook’s right about 1992)… Is it time for another Ross Perot? Franklin Raines, President Clinton’s former budget director, certainly thinks so....

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October 1, 2009 in Democrats, Republicans, The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (35)

'This Week' Exclusive: Sens. Durbin and Kyl

Our exclusive guests this Sunday: Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., the Senate whips from both sides of the aisle.

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July 8, 2009 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Supreme Court, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (6)

Biden: We 'Misread the Economy'

Big admission from Vice President Joe Biden today. "The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy," Biden told me during an exclusive "This Week" interview in Iraq.

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July 5, 2009 in Joe Biden , The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (963)

Biden: No More Concessions on Iran

Vice President Joe Biden has been pushing privately for a hard line on Iran, and in my exclusive "This Week" interview he hinted at a harder administration line to come. For now, he told me, President Obama’s offer to meet with Iran over its nuclear program remains “on the table.”

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July 5, 2009 in Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden , North Korea, Sarah Palin, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (42)

GAO Says Geithner Wrong: Only $32.6B in Uncommitted TARP

On "This Week" Sunday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told me that there was about $135 billion of uncommitted funds left in the TARP, the government's financial rescue package. But the Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan federal agency, reports that figure...

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April 1, 2009 in The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (120)

Caught My Eye: TARP Watchdog: 'We Do Not Seem To Be A Priority For The Treasury'

The watchdog for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the government's financial rescue plan, said today that the Treasury Department has not been cooperating with oversight efforts up to this point. "We do not seem to be a priority for the...

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March 31, 2009 in The Economy | Permalink | User Comments (64)