The Science of Spending Stimulus Money Wisely


	The Science of Spending Stimulus Money Wisely

clip-on-tie

10-17-2009 6:27 PM

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flashing green lights, fun science projects, beakers and white coats, well isn't that special

clip-on-tie says:

Yeah, this is all cool and neato science stuff, but HELLO.....is this going to help the economy rise out of the sh!tter?

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10-17-2009 7:09 PM

Antara

lolol@ the tags....I love 'flashing green lights'

10-18-2009 2:12 AM

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