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Lawmakers reach deal on stimulus Daily Journal Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:12 AM PST WASHINGTON -- Moving with lightning speed, the Democratic-controlled Congress and White House agreed Wednesday on a compromise $790 billion economic stimulus bill designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the measure within days. Obama’s Stimulus Not Enough to Stop Biggest GDP Drop Since 1946 Bloomberg Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:10 AM PST Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ’s stimulus plan will be insufficient to avert the biggest U.S. economic decline since 1946 as consumer spending posts its longest slide on record, according to a monthly Bloomberg News survey. The Stimulus Package: Government can give a jolt to economy through multiplier effect of spending. The Springfield News-Leader Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:09 AM PST President Obama proposes to "jolt" the economy with a recovery package. The image evoked is an ICU zapping a patient's chest to restart his heart. It's a good comparison. How does the jolt work? As first-year college economics explains, it's the "multiplier effect." Obama praises Lincoln's legacy Belleville News-Democrat Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:07 AM PST President Barack Obama praised Abraham Lincoln for his conviction that a divided nation could be made whole at a gala Wednesday night celebrating the $25 million renovation of Ford's Theatre. George Lucas calls Obama more powerful than Skywalker even without lightsaber New Kerala Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:06 AM PST Washington, February 12: Hollywood filmmaker George Lucas apparently considers Barack Obama to be a real-life hero, for he says that the 44th U.S. President is more powerful than Luke Skywalker, the main protagonist of his ‘Star Wars’ films. Comments: 0 B92 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:05 AM PST There are no comments for this document. Munich and continuity between Bush, Obama foreign policies Stratfor "What can’t be achieved is a fundamental transformation of the geopolitical realities of the world. No matter how Obama campaigned, it is clear he knows that."... Marketplace News The Namibian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:00 AM PST WASHINGTON - House and Senate negotiators were hoping to seal agreement yesterday on a final version of an US$800-billion economic stimulus package that President Barack Obama says is urgently needed to pull the country out of its recessionary spiral. PPA Chief Calls for New Poker Deal Online Casino Reports Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:00 AM PST The chairman of the Poker Players Alliance , Alfonse D'Amato, has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to implement a "New Deal" for poker and help the ailing economy in the process, setting out the PPA's wishes in an editorial in Washington D.C. newspaper Roll Call . Housing rescue unclear The News Journal Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:59 AM PST WASHINGTON -- To those on the front lines of the housing crisis, the Obama administration's pledge to spend $50 billion to combat foreclosures was a welcome change in approach. STAR ON THE RISE? Jindal tapped for GOP response to Obama's State of the Union; voice your opinion now The Lafayette Daily Advertiser Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:57 AM PST Washington Republicans laud Louisiana governor for record of reform

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