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The American Spark
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Obama Plans To Expand Jobless Benefits - Jan. 4th, 2009

The proposal is a tacit admission that America's current recession continues to
be much more savage than almost everyone had feared.
No One Knows How Bailout Money Is Being Spent, Say
Auditors - Jan. 9th, 2009

American citizens have no way of knowing for certain how banks are spending a
single dollar of these massive giveaways.
Senator Urges Obama To "Restore Rule Of Law" - Jan.
15th, 2009

'I believe that one of the most important things that you can do as President is
to...restore the rule of law in this country,' writes Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI).
Revisiting King's Last Speech - Jan. 19th, 2009

'Let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge, to make
America what it ought to be,' said Dr. King in his last public speech.
Obama Team Has Already Planned First 100 Hours - Jan.
20th, 2009

The jump start reveals that Obama’s transition crew has spent the last few
months planning just how he will spend his first days in office.
Has America Been Working On 'Soft Overthrow' Of Iran?
- Jan. 21st, 2009

Tehran charges that the U.S. and Britain have backed both violent and
non-violent activities against the Islamic state.
Unveiling Obama's Economic Recovery Plan - Jan. 24th, 2009

Americans need to know precisely in what the new president plans to invest...and
precisely what he plans to cut.
Poor VA Cost Projections Failing Veterans - Jan. 26th, 2009

Such failures may hurt our chances of ensuring that our vets get the patient care
and veterans' benefits they so clearly need and deserve.
Necessary Stimulus Won't Add To Deficit, Says Think Tank
- Jan. 29th, 2009

'At this moment, the economy requires substantial fiscal stimulus to...avert a deep
and prolonged recession,' states the The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.