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Fixing U.S. economy’s health is a boon for D.C. region
AP posted on Pantagraph.com ^
| January 17, 2009
| By Brian Westley Associated Press
Posted on 01/17/2009 8:14:25 AM PST by TFine80
Edited on 01/17/2009 8:28:09 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When the nation
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: civiliancontractors; dc; economy; fairfaxcounty
The Washington offices of companies seeking bailout money will be transformed into mini headquarters, said Stanley Collender, managing director at Qorvis Communications, a consulting firm.
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posted on
01/17/2009 8:14:26 AM PST
by
TFine80
To: TFine80
How can we fix our collapsing economy? Easy! Let’s give a trillion dollars to public relations people and lobbyists. That will grow our economy in a deeply meaningful way.
To: ClearCase_guy
And think of all of the benefits from this investment for decades to come!
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posted on
01/17/2009 8:20:48 AM PST
by
TFine80
(The 1994 Revolution Petered Out.... So Let's Try Again and Do It Right!)
To: ClearCase_guy
Yea,shovel-ready jobs! We know the only thing they shovel.
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posted on
01/17/2009 8:21:31 AM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: ClearCase_guy
"Lets give a trillion dollars to public relations people and lobbyists. That will grow our economy in a deeply meaningful way."
We can't have progress without an Inside The Beltway "narrative" attached to it. That's not the New American Way.
Besides, what would we do with all the Political Science and Psychology majors that our universites turn out in droves?
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posted on
01/17/2009 8:53:08 AM PST
by
indthkr
To: ClearCase_guy
Family and friends of congress members to receive government contracts to build a bridge to nowhere.
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posted on
01/17/2009 9:15:30 AM PST
by
Vaduz
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