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Obama touts economic aid plan to public

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama took to the airwaves yesterday to promote his economic aid plan in what's-it-mean-for-me terms: thousands of better schools, lower electricity bills, health coverage for millions who lose insurance.

It was the latest appeal from the new president for a massive spending bill designed to inject almost $1 trillion into the economy and fulfill campaign pledges.

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