Obama looking at $850 billion jolt to the economy

Obama looking at $850 billion jolt to the economyWASHINGTON – Anxious to jolt the economy back to life, President-elect Barack Obama appears to be zeroing in on a stimulus package of about $850 billion, dwarfing last spring's tax rebates and rivaling drastic government actions to fight the Great Depression.

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