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Old 01-29-2009, 02:52 PM
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The House on Wednesday evening passed an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday on a party-line vote, despite President Obama's efforts to achieve bipartisan support for the bill.

The final vote was 244 to 188. No Republicans voted for the bill, while 11 Democrats voted against it.



So much for bipartisanship.

If the rest of the Dems were smart enough to vote against the bill, there will be bipartisan support.

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