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CNN Poll: 6 in 10 back stimulus plan

 
President-elect Barack Obama waves to supporters in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday. WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new national poll indicates that nearly six in 10 Americans support an increase in spending to pump up the economy, and even higher levels of support for a plan that also involves tax cuts. Fifty-eight percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion [...] (link)

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