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    in the year 2009 passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on the date of February 17, 2009. ("American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", Wikipedia.org)The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was also commonly known as the Stimulus package or the Recovery Act of 2009. The reason why they passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment…

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    After a devastating earthquake hit an already poverty-stricken nation, Obama immediately passed the Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010 to provide funds to reconstruct the third world country. The act gave Haiti $100 million and urged the Secretary of Treasury to give the country a pass on anything that they might need to repay (Haiti Debt Relief, January 2010). Specifically it sought to cancel all remaining debts by Haiti, suspension of its debt service payments, and provision…

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    democratic presidential administration have expanded federal author in the educational policy. In fact, when it comes to Common Core, “it is state-led effort that is not a part of No Child Left Behind or any other initiative” (Association & Officers, 2015). According to CCSSI, “the federal government had no role in the development of the Common Core. State adoption of the standards is in no way mandatory.” Before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law by President…

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    a result of the increase in interest groups, the American government has suffered due to all the different interests at play trying to get a say. This growing problem was a key issue during the 2008 presidential campaign and specifically within Obama’s administration. Obama has had to deal with interest groups all…

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    Professor David Prindle’s list of tests (Leadership, Character, Intelligence, Success, and Consequence)8, we will come to see just how significant the Obama presidency was. Much of the Obama presidency’s success comes from Obama’s major accomplishments in domestic policy. During the Obama years, we saw an advancement in healthcare, a successful economic recovery, and a widening of diversity and equality in government. These successes include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),…

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    The failure of the government-backed Solyndra, a solar company that was supposed to be revolutionary, upset many Americans (US Official News 2014b). Some have criticized the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station near the Las Vegas area because the station needs copious amounts of land, while the heat from its mirrors is a danger to the area 's birds (Investor 's Business Daily 2014). Moreover, Obama 's so-called "War on Coal" has proven to be controversial because the U.S. already has large…

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    In December of 2007, the United States economy slipped into a recession that would become the most profound financial crisis since the Great Depression. The origin of the recession varies by which economist is asked. Some economist contribute the recession to the rise in oil prices and the weak dollar. The common theory to the 2007-08 financial crisis is the collapse of the housing market bubble and the related subprime mortgage crisis. Consequently, the results of these two problems…

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    Economics First Paper In 2008 the United States economy was greatly struggling and in a devastated position. This was caused by the increasing rate of unemployment and the GDP reducing substantially. In order to turn the economy around the government enacted a stimulus plan that would increase the government spending and decrease taxation. In this essay I will be reviewing The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and answering the prompt provided. The American Recovery and…

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    EHR systems have been around for decades, but really gained national support in 2009. EHRs are electronic records of a patient's charts that include personal information, demographics, medical history, progress notes, medications currently taking and more. If a health center was not equipped with an EHR system then paper records were still kept and stored in the clinic. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 focus its attention on the short comings of archaic recordkeeping procedures…

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    The act achieved transfer payments through aid to citizens receiving little to no money. An increase in unemployment benefits, food stamps, temporary welfare payments, and social security payments allowed those who were not creating enough income to care for themselves or their families to have enough temporary money to do so. This part of the act allowed many Americans to get back on their feet after stumbling through the recession. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 worked in…

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