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President Obama signed economic recovery legislation [this day at law]
February 17, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On February 17, 2009, US President Barack Obama signed into law the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), intended to stave off the effects of the global recession on the US economy. The legislation included a number of tax incentives, renewable energy funding provisions and.... [more]

Obama urges regulatory reform in economic revitalization speech
February 25, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
US President Barack Obama urged sweeping reform of the American financial regulatory system in a speech on his economic revitalization plan to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. His address, which came less than a week after he signed into law the $787 billion American Recovery and.... [more]

Obama signs recovery bill into law with heightened transparency requirements
February 18, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), intended to stimulate and grow the US economy in the current recession. Along with a number of tax incentives, renewable energy funding provisions, and infrastructure project.... [more]

FTC should consider competition from regular supermarkets in review of Whole Foods merger [comment]
January 27, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Robert Doyle: The FTC's insistence on pursuing the consummated Whole Foods/Wild Oats transaction is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of present competition between traditional supermarkets and organic food stores. The FTC is seeking to undo Whole Foods' acquisition of rival Wi....... [more]

Bush signs law increasing US public debt limit
November 19, 2004 by Phillip Hong-Barco
Following Senate approval on Wednesday, and Thursday's 208-204 vote in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, President Bush Friday signed a bill to increase the public debt limit of the United States by $800 billion. The debt allowance increase, President Bush's third in the past thr....... [more]