Deal Reached in Congress on $789 Billion Stimulus Plan-Obama’s Battle on Stimulus Shows Threats to His Agenda

Deal Reached in Congress on $789 Billion Stimulus Plan

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and CARL HULSE

The package includes tax cuts and $150 billion in spending on infrastructure but ended up smaller than either the House or Senate had proposed.

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Obama’s Battle on Stimulus Shows Threats to His Agenda

By RICHARD W. STEVENSON

For President Obama, the positive outcome of the stimulus bill negotiation could either be an opening act for a more ambitious agenda or a harbinger of reduced expectations.