Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
CBO predicts lower GDP in a decade
The Congressional Budget Office says President Obama's giant economic recovery bill will actually hurt Americans' paychecks in the long run, even if the plan's tax cuts start out putting an extra $13 a week in most worker's pockets. Published February 13, 2009
CBO: Obama’s plan harmful long-term
The Congressional Budget Office says President Obama's giant economic recovery bill actually will end up hurting American workers' paychecks in the long run. Published February 12, 2009
Jindal to give GOP response to Obama
Republicans have tapped Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to give their official response to President Obama's Feb. 24 address to a joint session of Congress, giving Republicans a fresh face to offer their counterpoint. Published February 12, 2009
Gov. Jindal to respond to Obama
Republicans have tapped Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to give their official response to President Obama's Feb. 24 address to a joint session of Congress, giving Republicans a fresh face to offer their counterpoint. Published February 11, 2009
Obama signs 4th pro-union regulation
President Obama on Friday quietly signed an executive order pushing federal construction projects to favor union workers, undoing yet another Bush administration labor rule and generating criticism of political "payback." Published February 7, 2009
Obama reassures terror victims’ kin
President Obama on Friday met with families of victims of al Qaeda terrorist attacks, telling them that terror suspects would not be a danger if they were moved to the U.S., reaffirming his commitment to closing Guantanamo Bay, but saying he is still open to military commission trials. Published February 7, 2009
Obama: Job losses demand action on stimulus
President Obama on Friday said the worst job losses are still to come as the economy also gets worse, not better, and said that's why Congress must act immediately to pass an economic recovery package. Published February 6, 2009
Obama ‘guarantees’ stem cell work
President Obama on Thursday gave lawmakers his "guarantee" he will sign an executive order overturning President Bush's embryonic stem cell research policy. Published February 6, 2009
CBO: Obama stimulus harmful over long haul
President Obama's economic recovery package will actually hurt the economy more in the long run than if he were to do nothing, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Published February 4, 2009
McCain challenges Obama on stimulus
Just two weeks after being feted by President Obama, Sen. John McCain has gone head-to-head with him, mobilizing his own campaign supporters to oppose the president's giant economic recovery spending bill. Published February 4, 2009
McCain rallies supporters to oppose Obama spending
Sen. John McCain on Tuesday went head-to-head with President Obama by mobilizing his network of campaign supporters against the president's economic recovery package, saying Republicans have not been given enough input. Published February 3, 2009
Obama wields pen at historic pace
Looking to move quickly on his campaign promises, President Obama has turned to the one tool that he has to ignore Congress and take unilateral action - he signed eight executive orders in his first 11 days in office, making him by far the most activist new president in modern history on that score. Published February 3, 2009
Obama reversing Bush on unions
After eight years in political exile, leaders of labor unions were brought into the White House on Friday to see President Obama sign executive orders that will curb union-busting and preserve workers' jobs on federal contracts. Published January 31, 2009
Bill allots millions to Filipino vets abroad
Senators say their goal is to stimulate the U.S. economy, but the Senate's economic recovery package spends up to $198 million in lump-sum payments to aging Filipino veterans of World War II -- two-thirds of whom don't live in the U.S. and are unlikely to be pumping much money into the economy. Published January 30, 2009
Database targets jailed immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pledged Thursday to create a database network aimed at deporting immigrant criminals after their jail time rather then releasing them onto U.S. streets, though the administration also put off implementing a Bush-era effort to crack down on illegal-immigrant workers. Published January 30, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Stimulus has plum for lawmaker’s son
EXCLUSIVE: A top House Republican is demanding an investigation into whether the more than $2 billion for national parks in the House economic recovery package is proper in light of the fact that the chief lobbyist for the National Parks Conservation Association is the son of House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey. Published January 29, 2009
Stimulus bills include STD prevention
The two sides of Capitol Hill appear to be engaging in a bidding war to see who can put more money toward the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in its version of the economic stimulus bill. Published January 29, 2009
Obama urges bipartisan stimulus package
With his pledges of bipartisanship hanging in the balance, President Obama visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to pressure both Republicans and Democrats to support his economic recovery plan. Published January 28, 2009
Obama fails to sway Hill Republicans
UPDATED: President Obama tried to put the "bi" back in bipartisanship Tuesday in separate meetings with House and Senate Republicans, but failed to sway votes on the economic recovery bill. Published January 27, 2009
Obama tackles Mideast, climate
UPDATED: President Obama on Monday deployed a special envoy to the Middle East to work on the peace process and sought to claim to leadership on global warming by erasing Bush-era rules. Published January 27, 2009
