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...like. But the austerity scolds haven't found many outrages; antismoking programs, for example, are a terrific way to hold down the long-term health costs that threaten the Treasury's long-term solvency. There ought to be even more money for mass transit, which reduces energy use, increases the competitiveness of metropolitan areas and helps working families, as well as freight rail, which has even greater environmental and economic advantages. Expanded unemployment benefits and food stamps would be excellent stimulus - and those are both desperately needed right now. Retrofitting federal buildings to use less energy would provide jobs...
...real question, then, is not whether Obama should push to use the stimulus to promote his long-term priorities, but whether he will. He has said repeatedly that he wants to invest our children's money wisely, but he's also anxious to blast money into the economy quickly while attracting bipartisan support and letting Congress work its will, so it's not clear how hard he'll push to fund his long-term agenda. But Obama should ignore the partisan gripes about the stimulus becoming a "Christmas tree." Congress is about to toss almost $1 trillion into the economy...
...Secretary of Health and Human Services told close associates the session had gone well. Daschle said privately that it looked as though he would weather the controversy that had begun with revelations that he had failed to pay $128,000 in taxes, most of which arose from his use of a car and driver provided to him by a private-equity firm for which he had consulted...
...blamed the LTTE for civilian casualties. The government said Monday that the military campaign was in a "decisive stage", and that it could not "be responsible for the safety and security of civilians still living among LTTE terrorists". Colombo claims the rebels trap civilians in order to use them as human shields. Although the government has demarcated a safe zone north of Mullaittivu, it's unclear how non-combatants might be able to reach the sanctuary. While aid agencies clamor for access to those displaced, neither they nor most journalists have been allowed into conflict areas by either the government...
There's the rub: while snowplows may seem like an extravagance in a mostly temperate country, the "snow event," to use another weatherman catchphrase from yesterday, has cost Britain dearly, up to ?3 billion according to some estimates, with at least 20% of the workforce taking a day off and many retailers and restaurants failing to open. Economists predict that the disruption will hasten the demise of businesses already struggling in the inclement economic climate. Now the snow on the ground is turning to ice, creating fresh problems, and further snowfalls are predicted. Additionally, England could run out of gritting...