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Thursday, January 29, 2009

House passes stimulus bill
(00:53) Report
Jan 28 - President Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus package cleared its first hurdle as members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-188 to pass the legislation.
But, not a single House Republican voted for the plan.
Sarah Irwin reports.