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Outside the House, a different type of debate raged about the health care legislation, with protesters waving signs and shouting, "Kill the bill."
MarketWatch
2 hrs ago
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The election of two Republican gubernatorial candidates this week underscores the concern of many U.S. voters about the general direction of the county under the Democratic party's leadership, a top Republican official said Saturday.
New York Times
5 hrs ago
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Debate in the House is under way after President Obama made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill and Democrats surmounted a key procedural hurdle to passage of a health care bill.
New York Times
5 hrs ago
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As a high-priority bill for Congressional leaders and President Obama, the legislation has become a vehicle for many other initiatives large and small.
New York Times
10 hrs ago
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President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims.
Reuters
Nov 7
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month.
Bloomberg
Nov 7
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The unemployment rate in the U.S.
jumped to 10.2 percent in October, the highest level since 1983,
threatening the emerging economic recovery and giving President
Barack Obama and Democrats a bigger hurdle to overcome before
next year’s...
Bloomberg
Nov 7
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The second-ranking Republican in the
U.S. House, Eric Cantor, criticized some comments by talk-show
host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate and said his party needs to
be inclusive.
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President Obama won the election pledging to spend hundreds of billions of dollars and pledging to enact new laws, while changing or removing old ones. Where that money goes, industries rise. Where budget cuts and unfavorable laws are passed, industries fall.
Companies that could benefit
- Caterpillar (CAT) - With infrastructure spending comes the need for heavy duty construction vehicles. Despite layoffs in early 2009[1] and a 4Q2008 earnings drop of 32% [2], look for Caterpillar (CAT) to benefit from any large infastructure investments in the United States.
- Renewable Energy companies are yearning to get more support from the government, but already Obama has given out billions in the form of tax credits and subsidies to Solar Power and Wind Energy.
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