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Obama faces work on stimulus package, new loan plan

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration postponed the announcement of its new bank rescue plan yesterday so it could concentrate on pushing passage of economic stimulus legislation in Congress.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had been scheduled to deliver a speech at noon today to spell out what the administration plans to do with the second half of the $700-billion bailout that was approved...

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