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Last Updated on: Jan 6 2009 10:27AM
OBAMA PREDICTS QUICK APPROVAL OF ECON RESCUE PLAN
WASHINGTON--President-elect Barack Obama expects the new Democratic-controlled Congress that convenes Tuesday to quickly approve hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle the "very sick" U.S. economy.
Senate leaders need to work out a looming confrontation with Roland Burris, the Illinois Democrat named by scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's empty seat.
A second seat in the 100-member chamber is likely to remain empty Tuesday, as legal battles were continuing in the close race in Minnesota between comedian Al Franken, a Democrat, and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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