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In the State of the Union address in January, President Barack Obama set a goal of getting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015. Now he's proposed $7,500 rebates, instead of tax credits, to reach that goal. Will that be enough to make it doable?
Can William Daley Boost Obama's Business Reputation?
8:00AM 1/08/2011

For the most part, the business community has cheered the president's appointment of Wall Street banker -- and former secretary of commerce -- William Daley as the new White House chief of staff. Daley is widely expected to enhance the administration's business reputation, but that's hardly a cake walk, even for a businessman.
President Barack Obama's children's book, "Of Thee I Sing," has become the fastest-selling picture book in Random House's history. Released a week ago, the book sold 50,000 copies in its first five days.
Stimulus Sticker Shock: Estimated Pricetag Grows $27 Billion
7:00PM 8/24/2010

What will the stimulus really cost? The Congressional Budget Office estimates $814 billion. That's less than the office's estimate of $862 billion in January, but more than the original estimate of $787 billion.

As the Tea Party Express reached its final stop in Washington's Freedom Plaza, the focus was on taxes, but all eyes were set on November's elections.
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