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Obama lobbies senators on stimulus plan

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama lobbied Democratic senators yesterday as he seeks to build support for his economic stimulus proposals and for tapping the second half of a $700-billion financial-markets rescue fund.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he's confident his chamber won't block the rescue funds.

Obama spent a little more than an hour with his former Senate colleagues...

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