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Stimulus program not like the New Deal of the 1930s
To 92-year-old Frances Peckham of Concord, the difference between the New Deal of the 1930s and the federal stimulus plan today is obvious.
Depressionistas: '1934: A New Deal for Artists'
ONGOING: The New Deal provided work for American artists, writers and actors during the Great Depression, and you can see where some of that dough went during the final days of " 1934: A New Deal for Artists ," an exhibit at the American Art Museum that showcases paintings made by artists working through the program.
Gas line explosion injures one worker
One person was injured in a gas line explosion Thursday afternoon northeast of New Deal.
The New Deal WITH TMDP. THU, DEC 17. THE MOD CLUB, 722 COLLEGE. $20 ADVANCE FROM PLAY DE RECORD, SOUNDSCAPES, TICKETWEB.CA. Since 1998, Toronto trio The New Deal has played more than 700 live shows, recorded nine full-lengths and won a huge, devoted following that spans many continents.
Caribbean Holidaze | 12.10 - 12.14 | Jamaica
Images by: Chad Smith & Dave Vann Caribbean Holidaze 2009 12.10 - 12.14 :: Runaway Bay, Jamaica The four-night all-inclusive Caribbean Holidaze vacation was once again a party like no other in Runaway Bay, Jamaica.
Updated: Gas line explosion near New Deal injures one
Just after 3 p.m., a gas line explosion occurred just northeast of New Deal at FM 2902 and CR 5400.
Schilling: New 'New Deal' is Bogus
Bobby Schilling , Republican candidate for the Illinois 17th Congressional District, criticized the so-called "New Deal for a New Economy Act" today, for using false predictions and bogus facts, and for ignoring the input of real people who know how to create real jobs.
The New Deal drop new album in Toronto
The New Deal are an internationally renowned three-piece live electronic band who are back in Toronto tonight to release their newest live album.
00:28 Back to work department criticised
The department in charge of helping the long-term unemployed back into work in Northern Ireland was going through the motions, a report has claimed.
Reform and the dysfunction of politics
Mark Thoma over at Economist's View picks up an interview with Paul Volcker that recently ran in Der Spiegel.
I was flicking through the programme from The Power of Yes over breakfast this morning and I found something interesting.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President in 1933, he pledged a "new deal for the nation." During his famous first 100 days, he passed a flurry of legislation and created agencies to get the ball rolling.
One of the great frustrations of the libertarian-minded right is how Republicans got stuck being "the party of big business." The quotation marks around the term are at least somewhat necessary, because in many respects, it's not true.
On July 16, 2009, The New Deal performed at the Mod Club in its native Toronto. The band was so satisfied with the performance that it is issuing it as its latest release, LIVE: TORONTO 7.16.2009 . It is also quite fitting that the trio will return to the venue next Thursday, December 17, to celebrate the new disc.
In your admirable common editorial, published across 56 newspapers , there is one crucial thing still unsaid.
On course for a brighter future
TOP of the Christmas wishlist for many people this year will be a new career. Unfortunately for most, there'll be nothing more exciting than a novelty tie wrapped up under the tree.
Health reform bill poses threat to our freedom
On Nov. 7, the U.S. House passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This is just the latest in a long line of 'good intentions' with abominable unintended consequences.
The New Deal and Nazi Germany provide moving imagery of the 20th century
Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Mrs. Morris Kantor In Baseball at Night, Morris Kantor depicted this 1934 scene at an exhibition stadium in West Nyack, N.Y., a year before Major League Baseball lit its games.
Time for a new New Deal for California
The Great Recession hit California hard. Long the largest and most dynamic part of the American economy, the state has fallen far and fast.
By E.J. Dionne WASHINGTON -- Imagine a time when government work was exciting, widely admired, and much sought after.
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