Congress passes stimulus bill and sends to Bush
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The Congress passed a nearly $152  billion plan to stave off an election-year recession by sending  government rebate checks to millions of Americans and providing  business tax incentives to boost spending.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate shipped President Bush a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax-cut bill and a disaster aid package on Monday, letting lawmakers head home for the finale of the presidential and congressional campaigns.    Florida, a vote-rich prize that both parties covet, will be chief beneficiary of the $14.5 billion disaster measure as the state rebuilds from a battering by four recent hurricanes...
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U.S. lawmakers and the White House have reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus plan, an aide close to the negotiations said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Congress guaranteed the flow of Internet aid to schools and libraries and provided federal funds to upgrade emergency 911 services for calls from mobile phones in a communications bill approved Wednesday and sent to the president for his
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package to stimulate the US economy.
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The Senate passed an economic rescue plan Thursday that would speed $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers and $300 checks to low-income people, including disabled veterans and the elderly.
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The rescue package includes rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending.
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With bipartisan support, Senate panel approves $157B stimulus plan that rivals the measure fashioned by president and House.
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President Bush signed legislation on Friday giving Americans an early tax break for donations to charities supporting Asian tsunami relief efforts.
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President Bush visited hurricane-damaged Florida on Wednesday. His trip came one day after the US Congress approved $2 billion in emergency aid to help Floridians recover from the two hurricanes that struck Florida over the past month.
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The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve an estimated $150 billion stimulus package aimed at countering the slowdown in economic growth.
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President Bush signed legislation to send $300 to $1,200 rebate checks to millions of Americans as a âbooster shotâ for the economy.
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Legislation to provide the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday, and headed to President George W. Bush to sign into law.
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President Bush on Thursday released $3.7 billion in emergency money that Congress requested to care for veterans, including those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The House voted to approve the fiscal stimulus package, hoping to quickly seal a fast-paced deal with the Bush administration. But Senate Democrats forged ahead with their own, more expensive plan.
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The economic stimulus bill sent to President Bush includes a pair of tax breaks that could save companies tens of thousands of dollars on purchases of IT equipment -- if they buy this year.
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The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though