Robert Barro

Professor of Economics, Harvard University

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Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University

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Despite all their differences over the stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate reached a $789 billion compromise in a little over one day.  Though…

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Despite all their differences over the stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate reached a $789 billion compromise in a little over one day.  President Obama…

House and Senate Agree on Stimulus Package

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