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Spin Control archive for Feb. 24, 2009

TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 2009

What's in it for us?

All this talk about the economic stimulus is mostly in the macro.$787 billion total, about a third in tax cuts and two thirds in spending.But what does it mean for Washington or Idaho? There's a way to find out. A Web site called Stimulus Watch…

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Obama @ 6

President Obama's speech starts at 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or as close to that as possible after he gets in the door, walks down the aisle and gets to the podium.Members of Congress have been told the speech will take about 50 minutes, allowing…

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