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11 days to inauguration: Obama to Congress: Act now

President-elect Barack Obama warned yesterday that the United States risks sinking deeper into an economic crisis without an infusion of government spending and a cut in tax rates and urged Congress to act quickly on a stimulus package that may total $775 billion.

In a speech directed at lawmakers and the public, Obama drew a portrait of a nation where family income is falling, the unemployment...

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