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AP - President Barack Obama's expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version that melds new spending and tax cuts. Republican support, however, is in doubt when voting takes place Wednesday.
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The House of Representatives approved an $819 billion
economic stimulus package Wednesday that President Obama has said...
is necessary to revive the economy. The final vote was 244-188, mostly along party lines as expected. The legislation includes an ...
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House hurries to pass economic stimulus bill
No Holds Barred--Political Opinions —
... at the heart of President Barack Obama's economic recovery program. Republicans fought the bill as wasteful. "We don't have a moment to spare," Obama declared at the White House as Democrats hastened to do his bidding. A mere eight days after Inauguration Day, Speaker Nancy Pelosi heralded a new era. "The ship of state is difficult to turn," said the California Democrat. "But that is what we must do. That is what President Obama called us to do in his inaugural address." Full Article ...
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