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Washington Times: GAI Report Tallies President’s Time Spent On The Economy

For everyone who marvels at the amount of time President Obama spends playing golf, here are a few numbers from the Government Accountability Institute, which has analyzed how much time Mr. Obama actually spent in economic meetings of any kind during his first 1,257 days in office…Read the rest at the Washington Times.    

POLITICO: How Much Time Has President Obama Spent On The Economy?

You can’t measure how much time a president spends “thinking” about the economy. But how much time has Obama spent working on rebuilding America’s crumbling economy? Researchers at the Government Accountability Institute looked into this for a new report into Obama’s official public schedule from his Inauguration until June 30, 2012. Read the rest at

GAI Report: Presidential Economic Meetings: A Time-Based Analysis

The Government Accountability Institute conducted an analysis of how much time President Barack Obama has spent in economic meetings of any kind. The study covered the President’s first 1,257 days in office.   The full report can be found here: GAI Report–Presidential Economic Meetings–A Time-Based Analysis      

Investigation Reveals AFL-CIO, SEIU Partnered With JP Morgan Chase

If union members are upset that the millions union bosses have dumped into defeating Gov. Walker in tomorrow’s recall election appears not to be working, they may be furious when they learn the details of a new investigation by the Government Accountability Institute…   To Read the Full Article, Click Here.    

AFL-CIO Bashes The Big Banks, Makes $28M A Year From Credit Cards

With the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and AFL-CIO spending tens of millions on political activism, including the recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, union members might do well to see where the money is coming from. Peter Schweizer reveals the eye-opening research the Government Accountability Institute uncovered…     To Read the Full

Why Obama Lacks Political Will To Crackdown On Wall Street

The presidential election is well under way but as President Barack Obama tries to position himself as the defender of the middle-class who will protect the 99% against corporate malfeasance and too big to fail banks, he may find himself in a precarious position. His record does not necessarily reflect his rhetoric and at the

‘Real News from the Blaze’: Need for Government Benefits on the Rise, What can be Done?

The Wall Street Journal released a troubling report this week finding that 49.1 percent of Americans live in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quater of 2011. That’s up nearly 5 precent from 2008 and nearly 20 percent from the early 1980s. With the rise