No deal yet on stimulus plan
By DAVID ROGERS | 2/5/09 1:21 PM EST Updated: 2/5/09 10:24 PM EST Text Size:


Meetings intensified among a bipartisan bloc of senators seeking to trim close to $90 billion from a massive economic recovery bill nearing final action.
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As an impatient White House watched on the sidelines, the Senate backed away from a legislative stand-off Thursday night, hoping that a little sleep and another sunrise will yield the bipartisan deal needed to ensure passage this week of a massive economic recovery bill sought by President Barack Obama.

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