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calculatedriskblog.com - 2/11/2009
Stimulus Package: The Negotiations Begin
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The House and Senate stimulus bills are significantly different, and finding a compromise will probably be difficult. From the WSJ: Obama Seeks to Restore Spending to Stimulus Plan The White House is seeking to restore funding cut by the Senate for schools, health insurance and computerizing ...
humanevents.com - 2/11/2009
Republicans Shut Out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations
— humanevents.com — Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight stimulus power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees... out of the House-Senate negotiations to resolve a final version of the Obama stimulus package. Staff members from the offices of House ... (more) Republicans Shut Out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations

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The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate
propublica.org - 2/10/2009
The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate
— propublica.org — Michael Grabell , ProPublica - February 10, 2009 9:00 am EST If all goes as expected today,... the Senate will pass an $838 billion economic stimulus plan that follows a compromise reached over the weekend. But before the package can go to President ... (more) The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate

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Senate Heads for Vote on Stimulus
online.wsj.com - 2/10/2009
Senate Heads for Vote on Stimulus
— online.wsj.com — Senators prepared for a vote on the economic-stimulus bill after Obama's prime-time appeal to quickly approve the... legislation and bolster the U.S. economy. (more) Senate Heads for Vote on Stimulus

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