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Published 1/9/2009 by David Cho and Lori Montgomery at Wash Post Obama Administration
In a move being coordinated with the Obama transition team, senior Bush administration officials are preparing to ask lawmakers for the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package, despite intense opposition in Congress, sources familiar with the matter said.
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