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Moving forward

In the weekly address, President Barack Obama urged the swift passage of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan and announced that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing a new strategy for reviving our financial system.

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FRI, JANUARY 30, 11:17 AM EST

A strong middle class = a strong America

The President today signed an executive order creating a Middle Class Task Force and asked his right hand man, Vice President Joe Biden, to lead it.

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FRI, JANUARY 30, 9:52 AM EST

SCHIP passes

In a step towards providing health care to millions of children around the country, the Senate this morning passed the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP.

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