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Obama Plan Includes Freeze on Foreclosures

Plan would ease borrowing from retirement accounts

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2008 3:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama detailed an economic rescue plan today that includes incentives for job creation and a federal credit line for state and local governments, the Toledo Blade reports. Playing to voters in hard-hit Ohio as he preps for Wednesday's debate, Obama said, "I won’... Read full story »

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