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news.yahoo.com - 2/4/2009

GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill (AP)

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AP - Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.

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