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January 29, 2009

Obama to Keep Fighting for Economic Stimulus Plan
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US President Barack Obama says he hopes an economic stimulus plan passed
by the House of Representatives can be improved before he has a chance
to sign it into law 
U.S. President Barack Obama says he hopes an economic stimulus plan
passed by the House of Representatives can be improved before he has a
chance to sign it into law. The House approved the $819 billion economic
recovery plan Wednesday without a single Republican crossing party lines
to vote for it. Mr. Obama had been hoping to win broad bipartisan
support for the plan. Republicans said the package contained too much
wasteful spending and not enough tax cuts. The Senate is crafting its
own version - which includes an additional $70 billion in tax cuts - and
will debate the measure next week. The two chambers of Congress will
have to resolve the differences between their two versions of the plan
before President Obama can sign it into law. Mr. Obama has said most of
the money in the package will be used immediately and go directly to
efforts to save or create three million to four million new jobs. The
legislation offers funding for numerous domestic projects, and includes
billions of dollars in tax cuts. Some information for this report was
provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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