politico.com - 1/2/2009
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Obama's first full day back in Washington will be spent calming concerns among GOP-ers and Dems.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/5/2009
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Speaker of the House Nacy Pelosi meets with
President-elect Barack Obama. (Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post) Updated 11:
38 a.m. By Paul Kane President-elect Barack Obama today kicked off his campaign to win approval of his economic stimulus plan, ...
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Obama Launches Stimulus Campaign on Hill
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... for criminals caught in their neighborhoods. Imagine if we had that? Meh. It would be a reality show. And it would probably be on in the 9pm slot. So, I'd miss it. And now I'm horribly sad. Obama's first day back in DC will be spent talking about spending with Hill leaders: it's all about the stimulus plan, folks. Oil is down as investors realize they went ...
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The Caucus —
... on New Year’s Day, President-elect Barack Obama now turns his attention to matters in Washington where he and his family will move this weekend. On Monday, the president-elect plans to meet with Congressional leaders to discuss an economic stimulus package. The Politico’s Carol E. Lee sketches out Mr. Obama’s agenda: Obama will first sit down with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to discuss the scope and timing of a plan that could cost up to $775 billion, a Democratic source said Thursday. Also on the president-elect’s ...
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msnbc.com: Politics 1/2/2009
President-elect Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders to discuss his economic stimulus plan and other legislative issues soon after his arrival in Washington in the coming days.
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From NBC's Mike ViqueiraFor weeks, President-elect Obama and his transition staff have repeatedly invoked the "one president at a time" mantra in avoiding public commentary on unfolding global issues like the situation in Gaza.
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