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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Pols Sink or Swim With the Stimulus President Obama on Tuesday will sign the stimulus bill, which passed without the support of a single House Republican and with only three votes from the GOP in the Senate. With <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUKTRE51E1VP20090215?sp=true" title="battle lines">battle lines</a> that stark, lawmakers have tied their fates to that of the bill. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090215_pols_sink_or_swim_with_the_stimulus/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090215_pols_sink_or_swim_with_the_stimulus/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Pols Sink or Swim With the Stimulus President Obama on Tuesday will sign the stimulus bill, which passed without the support of a single House Republican and with only three votes from the GOP in the Senate. With <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUKTRE51E1VP20090215?sp=true" title="battle lines">battle lines</a> that stark, lawmakers have tied their fates to that of the bill. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090215_pols_sink_or_swim_with_the_stimulus/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090215_pols_sink_or_swim_with_the_stimulus/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com