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  1. Thomas Kinkade's Death Sparks Feud Over Family, Art Secrets

    Mon, 30 Apr 2012

    of which involved his family, Rasch said in a declaration included in the court record. Kinkade's body-guard, Dean Baker , wrote in a declaration that he "would expect Ms. Pinto-Walsh to disclose confidential information that would harm

  2. After ‘Supercommittee’ Failure, Burden Falls on Full Congress to Prevent Scheduled Tax Increases

    Tue, 22 Nov 2011

    both of which expire Dec. 31. “I find it very hard to believe they would end the benefits all together,” said Dean Baker , the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. “I don’t think they want to have more people see more

  3. Social Security payments would fall with new inflation gauge

    Sun, 24 Jul 2011

    percentage-point smaller increase per year. The immediate impact would be small, but over time it would add up. Dean Baker , co-director of the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., estimates that benefits

  4. Program to Use Mystery Shoppers to Probe Doctors Scrapped

    Tue, 28 Jun 2011

    Medicaid patients have very big problems getting doctors, especially in states with low reimbursement rates," said Dean Baker , co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. Other experts say the program

  5. Govt. Wants 'Mystery Shoppers' to Probe Docs About the Ease in Getting an Appointment

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    Medicaid patients have very big problems getting doctors, especially in states with low reimbursement rates," said Dean Baker , co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. "I believe that ultimately the

  6. Debt Ceiling D-Day: U.S. Hits $14.3 Trillion Limit

    Fri, 13 May 2011

    the next few months. "Treasury has a lot of wiggle room in terms of shuffling money and delaying payments," said Dean Baker , co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "At some point it will run out, but I don't doubt

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  1. Wis. town reflects challenge for middle-class rebound

    Mon, 14 Feb 2011

    even though the past year has seen a return of 1 million jobs. "It's pretty hard to boast about that," says Dean Baker of the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research. Other economic indicators are similarly negative or, at best

  2. Health Care Battle Moves to Florida

    Wed, 15 Dec 2010

    should anyone sign up for insurance until they're actually sick? That almost certainly would raise costs," said Dean Baker , an economist and co-director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Experts are already mulling other options

  3. President Obama 'Expects Everybody to Examine the Tax Cut Proposal Carefully'

    Wed, 8 Dec 2010

    sweetener has been added to diminish, but not eliminate, the bitterness of the disappointment.” Also not included , Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research saying “there is very little, if any, net stimulus in this package compared with current

  4. Is Health Care Overhaul Doomed to Failure?

    Wed, 10 Feb 2010

    Clinton 's did in the 1990's. "If I had to place a bet on it, I would say two to one, it doesn't [pass] ," said Dean Baker , co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a proponent of health care reform. "But it's not

  5. Slowly but surely, economy shows signs of recovery

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Fed chairman. By not moving faster to counter the economy's slide, Bernanke made "a huge, huge mistake," says Dean Baker , co-director of the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington D.C. "And millions of people

  6. Clem's Chronicles: Jobs Report/Swine Flu Vaccine/Health Care Town Hall Meetings

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    sectors that WON’T rebound. Stark notes that jobs in the auto, housing and finance company sector fit that bill, and Dean Baker from the Center for Economic and Policy Research says “there’s lots of sectors we could

  7. Stimulus spending finally starts to trickle down

    Mon, 13 Jul 2009

    were going with the consensus, but this is a case where the consensus has been consistently wrong," says economist Dean Baker of the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research. Administration officials hedged their forecasts, alluding

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  1. Housing Market Meltdown

    Tue, 24 Aug 2010

    fell fastest and hardest. We are not says economist Dean Baker anywhere near done with this yet. It's gonna take finally did sell possibly in part because she was there. Dean Baker 's take on it we have a lot of vacant homes in the country

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    Phoenix where prices fell fastest and hardest. We are not says economist Dean Baker anywhere near done with this yet.
    before it finally did sell possibly in part because she was there. Dean Baker's take on it we have a lot of vacant homes in the country and certainly you know we have bank owned properties
  2. Nightline Online: Water War

    Fri, 6 Apr 2007

    guards parts of Nevada. That's Dean Baker he's been this land for almost my limiting factor school. Yeah Dean Baker in this unique and lonely landscape While life and all kinds of things. Dean Baker and his three sons who range this

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    union and this is one of the guards parts of Nevada. That's Dean Baker he's been -- this land for almost fifty years and that means he's lived with the inescapable reality of life. So why
    Yeah Dean Baker in this unique and lonely landscape in mind as we head south 250. Miles. Las Vegas. A city built on dreams of
    Dean Baker and his three sons who range this land with him are standing in the way of the pipeline project -- matter which
  3. Talking Money With Congress

    Mon, 22 Sep 2008

    really tried to work this administration congressman Shays what. About this whole question secretary Paulson you know Dean Baker is co director of the Center for Economic Policy Research says. The single largest flaw is that that's a 700 billion

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    About this whole question -- secretary Paulson you know Dean Baker is co director of the Center for Economic Policy Research says. The single largest flaw is that that's a 700 billion blank
  4. Beyonce: Music's New 'Dreamgirl'

    Thu, 7 Sep 2006

    possessed anything like to experience from her heart and everything for free. Free because of pioneering women like Joseph Dean Baker who danced her belief in equality in in the 1920s. Eighty years later a daughter of that revolution. Dances to. Breakfast

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    heart and everything for free. Free because of pioneering women like Joseph Dean Baker who danced her belief in equality in -- in the 1920s. Eighty years later a daughter of that revolution. Dances to. Breakfast
  5. Ask George: Dems and Energy Policy

    Fri, 1 Dec 2006

    having them credible threat that American troops are going to be pulling out Democrats are certainly gonna call for that. Dean Baker commission trying to walk. A line between. Those two positions it's unclear whether President Bush is going to listen

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    going to be pulling out Democrats are certainly gonna call for that. Dean Baker commission trying to walk.
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