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    Congress, White House Reach Tentative Stimulus Deal

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson negotiated late last night. Tough compromises produced a tentative package for stimulating the economy.  Kevin Hall, national economics correspondent for the McClatchy Newspapers , has more on the tentative stimulus package.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson negotiated late last night. Tough compromises produced a tentative package for stimulating the economy. Kevin Hall, national economics correspondent for the McClatchy Newspapers, has more on the tentative stimulus package.

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Darfur, the Economy and Presidential Politics
    1. 0:00Can the United Nations Bring Peace to Darfur?
    2. 1:33Congress, White House Reach Tentative Stimulus DealYou’re reading this
    3. 40:18Giuliani Slips in Latest Florida Polls
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