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03-03-2009, 09:40 PM
That's more optimistic than most private forecasts, and comes despite a new government report showing the economy contracted by 6.2 percent in late 2008, far more than the 3.2 percent drop first reported.
"It looks like somebody's cooking the books," Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, told Geithner.
The Obama plan "does predict a somewhat more rapid recovery" than other forecasts, Geithner acknowledged. But, he added, "I believe this is a realistic forecast."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy_3
not foxnews but yahoo
"It looks like somebody's cooking the books," Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, told Geithner.
The Obama plan "does predict a somewhat more rapid recovery" than other forecasts, Geithner acknowledged. But, he added, "I believe this is a realistic forecast."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy_3
not foxnews but yahoo