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WASHINGTON (AP) -- After hitting four states in four days, President Barack Obama is going back on the road next week to convince Americans his economic stimulus plan will get the job done. The president is planning stops in Denver and Phoenix on Tuesday and Wednesday. That comes on top of a ...
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blogs.tnr.com - 2/10/2009
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Barack Obama is nothing if not a master
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him to respond to John McCain’s lacerating attacks. And, for months, Obama soared above the fray. Then, in early September, the McCain campaign ...
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Obama's Stimulus Sales Tour Heads West
The Page by Mark Halperin —
The president will head to Denver and Phoenix next week to promote the economic stimulus plan.
Plus: Obama aides seek a splashy way to sign the plan into law once it gets final congressional approval.
Staging the Stimulus Bill Signing
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The AP reports the White House is trying to decide "where, when and how Obama would sign the stimulus bill into law. Obama aides want to make a splash with the event, either by making it as high-profile as possible at the White House, or staging a ceremony on the road." In addition, Obama will travel to Denver and Phoenix next week to convince Americans the plan will work.
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