Senators Negotiate On Stimulus

Shailagh Murray, William Branigin and Paul Kane, Washington Post
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 10:48am

Senators Negotiate on Stimulus

Moderates work to slash tens of billions of dollars from bill in hopes of attracting bipartisan support.

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