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GOP Gambles With Stimulus

Vote Invites Political Attacks

  • By Steven T. Dennis and Shira Toeplitz
  • Roll Call Staff
  • Jan. 29, 2009, Midnight

Congressional Republicans hoping to rebound from a second straight drubbing at the polls have placed a very large bet against the $825 billion stimulus package that is the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s early agenda.

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