The Stimulus Battle Is Just Getting Started

Succeed or fail, look for it to be the focus of the 2010 elections

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 16, 2009 12:21 PM CST

(Newser) – At $790 billion, the stimulus package that Barack Obama signs into law this week carried enormous economic risks. But as the Washington Post reports, the political stakes of the stimulus are nearly as large. By denying the president a single vote in the House, the... Read full story »

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Succeed or fail, look for it to be the focus of the 2010 elections

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