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Pelosi close to finalizing economic recovery package

 
WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday afternoon that Democrats are getting close to finalizing the details of an economic recovery package and may be ready to release the details later in the day. She declined to give any details on the bill to reporters, but said she is more confident that Congress would [...] (link)

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