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voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/3/2009
Obama to Meet with Congressional Leaders Monday
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By Michael D. Shear President-elect Barack Obama will meet with the bipartisan leadership of Congress on Monday in an effort to help pave the way for passage of a massive economic recovery act soon after he is inaugurated. With just two weeks until he takes office, Obama will meet with House ...
thehill.com - 12/29/2008
GOP warns against stimulus rush
— thehill.com — Congressional Republicans on Monday criticized a $1 trillion stimulus as wasteful spending and signaled they will oppose... having the bill ready by President-elect Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) demanded ... (more) GOP warns against stimulus rush

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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/2/2009
Pres-elect Obama Coming to Hill Monday
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama will come to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional leaders... on Monday to discuss ways to revive the U.S. economy, including through a multibillion-dollar stimulus package. This will be President-elect ... (more) Pres-elect Obama Coming to Hill Monday

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news.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
Obama to meet congress leaders on economic plan (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad... economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest — almost a month later than the president-elect ... (more) Obama to meet congress leaders on economic plan (AP)

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This Week In Washington
Daily Kos — ... in Washington tomorrow, ahead of a meeting on Monday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Republican leader John Boehner and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, to discuss the $800 billion stimulus package Congress hopes to have on Obama's desk by January 20th. ...

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