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Summary Box: At odds over small business fund

Published: February 26, 2010 6:27 PM
By The Associated Press  The Associated Press ()

Quick ReadSummary Box: Administration, lawmakers at odds over $30 billion small-business lending fund

TUSSLE OVER $30 BILLION: That's the amount proposed by President Barack Obama for a new small-business lending fund for banks. But many lawmakers want the $30 billion in federal bailout money sent directly to the federal Small Business Administration rather than funneled to banks that would lend it to businesses.

WHY IT MATTERS: Small businesses are seen as a linchpin for the recovery, with...

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