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Obama releases his economic stimulus plan

Saying the nation's economic downturn makes it urgent to act now, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama urged the adoption of a short-term stimulus package he said would inject $75 billion in tax cuts and direct spending targeted at struggling homeowners, working families, seniors and the unemployed.

"We can't wait for the next president to act," Obama said in a release e-mailed to reporters yesterday....

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