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Published 1/28/2009 at WSJ.com: Washington Wire

Susan Davis reports on the White House. President Barack Obama is reinstating cocktail hour at the White House. While former President George Bush was famously a non-drinker, Obama is using libations as part of his effort to build congressional support for the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus package working its way through Congress this week. A vote is expected in the U.S. House today. This evening, Obama will host two dozen key members of the House and Senate at the White House for drinks, White House aides told the Associated Press. The guest list includes six House members from each party, and five Senate members from each party. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner are expected to attend. Senate Democratic Leaders Harry Reid , Richard Durbin , Chuck Schumer , Patty Murray , Robert Byrd , and Robert Menendez are all invited as well. The meeting is the president’s latest bipartisan effort to build support for the bill, which he said ... (link)

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