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Obama makes 11th hour push for stimulus package

 

Published 2/13/2009 by emilyes at CNN Political Ticker

President Obama makes 11th hour push. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Taking no chances, President Barack Obama is exerting last-minute pressure on Congress to approve his stimulus plan by highlighting stories of people affected by the economic downturn. The Democratic National Committee and Obama's Organizing for America will use Obama's vast e-mail list Friday to contact the president's [...] (link)

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