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September 7, 2010

Obama Offers Stimulus Reruns

John Merline, AOL News

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It's summer that's supposed to be the time for reruns. So with summer ending, why is President Obama offering up repeats in hopes of getting the economy moving again?

On Monday, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to spend $50 billion more on transportation to rebuild roads, railways and runways. And on Wednesday, he's set to announce a proposal to permanently extend the business research and development tax credit.

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