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2009 Stimulus Package
Track the politics and economics behind the US 2009 stimulus package, worth over $800 billion.
President Barack Obama signs the economic stimulus bill on February 17, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The $787 billion package will fund infrastructure projects, renewable energy projects, and health care, as well as increase unemployment benefits and provide for tax breaks. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) more pics »
Members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees meet in conference to hash out differences between the two versions of the economic stimulus legislation in the LBJ Room at the U.S. Captiol February 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the Senate and House of Representatives have agreed on a $789 billion package. (Getty Images)more pics »
The federal deficit will hit a whopping $1.42 trillion, the highest it has been in the nation's 233-year history, thanks to plunging tax revenues and a high-speed spending spree undertaken by giddy Democrats who had just been given the keys to the Treasury.
The deficit is more than three times higher than it was in President George W. Bush's final -- and most expensive -- year in office.
And while it would seem inconceivable that President...
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