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Spending Package Would Rival Financial System Bailout By Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 24, 2008; A01 Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive fiscal stimulus ...
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