Will Economy Push Washington To Make A Deal? Hide captionPresident Obama speaks with House Speaker John Boehner during a meeting at the White House in 2011.
A slowdown in job growth and a looming tax deadline could force the president to try to revive his "grand bargain" with Republicans. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images President Obama speaks with House Speaker John Boehner during a meeting at the White House in 2011. A slowdown in job growth and a looming tax deadline could force the president to try to revive his "grand bargain" with Republicans. The Obama administration is searching for a "sweet spot" in economic policy: measures that could increase job growth right now without worsening the federal deficit. The challenge could force the president to try to revive his "grand bargain" with Republicans. For the first couple of months this year, the sun shone on the U.S. job market, which seemed to be recovering without much help from Washington.
"You're going to have to restore Kennedy Airport sometime. As Psychiatric Wards Close, Patients Languish In Emergency Rooms : Shots - Health Blog. Hide captionHealthOne is a Colorado hospital chain that is opening a psychiatric ward to take pressure off its hospitals' emergency rooms, including the one on the billboard.
Eric Whitney/CPR HealthOne is a Colorado hospital chain that is opening a psychiatric ward to take pressure off its hospitals' emergency rooms, including the one on the billboard. Last fall, Kathy Partridge got a phone call from a local emergency room, telling her that her daughter, Jessie Glasscock, was there — and was OK. Glasscock had gone missing overnight. She was away at college, and had a history of manic episodes. "I went down to this emergency room and just found her by herself, basically locked in a closet," says Partridge.
The "closet" was actually an exam room, but Partridge says it was small and windowless, and the only furniture was a stainless steel bed. Partridge was shocked to learn there was no place for her daughter to get treatment. That bothers Weiss. One hospital chain is going against the trend. Brownback signs big tax cut in Kansas. Obama spending binge never happened - Rex Nutting. By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree.
As would-be president Mitt Romney tells it: “I will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno.” Almost everyone believes that Obama has presided over a massive increase in federal spending, an “inferno” of spending that threatens our jobs, our businesses and our children’s future. Even Democrats seem to think it’s true. Government spending under Obama, including his signature stimulus bill, is rising at a 1.4% annualized pace — slower than at any time in nearly 60 years.