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Published 11/7/2008 by Lori Montgomery and Kendra Marr at Wash Post Elections

As the euphoria of the election gave way yesterday to more sobering evidence of decline in the global economy, Democrats moved swiftly to convert their mandate into an economic action plan that could include up to $100 billion in immediate stimulus spending and new tax cuts for the middle class... (link)

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