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There is talk of a new New Deal in the air, and even a new Works Progress Administration, with President-elect Obama promising to "put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels.".(The Week)(Brief article)

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There is talk of a new New Deal in the air, and even a new Works Progress Administration, with President-elect Obama promising to "put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels." Just one small point here, Mr. President-elect. Congress ...

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