01.06.2009 9:00 pm

Best bet is to keep stimulus simple

(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Inauguration Day is still 13 days away, but President-elect Barack Obama has arrived in Washington, and the 111th Congress has begun work. Let the games begin.

Mr. Obama’s first order of business this week was meeting with congressional leaders about…

Tags: economic stimulus proposals, eddie roth, food stamps, infrastructure, local government, Mitch McConnell, public works, stimulus, unemployment benefits

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07.29.2008 2:32 pm

L.A. city council votes to ban fast food

By Alex Mayer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From USA Today:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find — and that’s a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and…

Tags: fast food, health, local government, Los Angeles, poverty

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Best bet is to keep stimulus simple

L.A. city council votes to ban fast food

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