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Can Barack Obama Save a Failing Economy?
Barack Obama wants government spending and tax cuts big enough and soon enough to revitalize the economy. We hear debate about what might happen if he gets his stimulus plan -- or if he doesn't. Also, Roland Burris and the US Senate. On Reporter's Notebook, is it time for an outsider to run the CIA?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenBarack Obama wants government spending and tax cuts big enough and soon enough to revitalize the economy. We hear debate about what might happen if he gets his stimulus plan -- or if he doesn't. Also, Roland Burris and the US Senate, and Leon Panetta for the CIA. A breath of fresh air and accountability or an unwelcome outsider?
Banner image: President-elect Barack Obama (C) meets with Democratic and Republican congressional leadership, including (L-R) House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKY) on Capitol Hill January 5, 2009. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
