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If you only read one critique of the stimulus plan today, check out the Journal's editorial, which concludes that of the $825 billion that's being spent, only 12%, or $90 billion, could legitimately be considered stimulative.

The President 's expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version later today.

President's advisers debate perilous choices to right economy, all of which may prove unpopular and even carry a significant risk of failure.

In a rare move, the president was meeting with the Republican conference in an effort to draw support for his $825 billion economic stimulus plan.

Republicans plan to test President Barack Obama’s commitment to bipartisanship as his $825 billion stimulus package heads to the floor of the House of Representatives this week, with the House Republican leader saying Sunday morning that many in his party will vote no unless there are significant changes to the plan.

President Barack Obama painted a bleak economic picture of the country on Saturday, hours before he is to meet with his economic team.

President Obama said today that efforts to pass a massive new economic stimulus package by mid-February are "on target," despite Republican lawmakers' objections to some elements of the plan.

President Barack Obama said Friday he expects an $825 billion economic recovery plan to be approved by his target of mid-February and urged congressional leaders to work swiftly to pass it.

In a symbolic gesture of dissatisfaction with the government's attempts to stabilize the financial system, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 270-155 on Thursday against releasing a second allotment of $350 billion to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.

The USA's public schools stand to be the biggest winners in Congress' $825 billion economic stimulus plan unveiled last week. ...