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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — President Obama urged House Democrats tonight to set aside their differences with the Senate and

Republicans in order to push forward quickly with the stimulus package. At times, he sounded irritated  http://www.air-shox.com nike air shox with critics who

contended the bill was too big or its purpose wrong-headed.
And while he was indeed before a friendly audience, or, as the House majority leader, Steny Hoyer, phrased it, “among

family,” Mr. Obama sought to chide his former congressional colleagues just a little bit:
“These aren’t just statistics. This is not a game, this is not a contest for who’s in power, who’s up and who’s down.

These are your constituents. These are families you know and you care about. I believe it is important for us to set aside

some of the gamesmanship in this town and get something done.”
House Democrats have been taking  http://www.4uaf.com nike air force a bit of a beating this week, as various factions of senators sought to overhaul the nearly

$900 billion package the House had passed last week without one Republican vote. As if he had heard the rumblings of

representatives’ stomachs, Mr. Obama gave several shoutouts to David Obey, chairman of the House appropriations committee,

who had been praised just last week by Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a major craftsman of the House bill.
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Democrats as well as Republicans.
The president implored the audience to continue working through the expected conference committee to resolve differences in

the legislation, and not to become too attached to one particular priority.
But just as he tried to rally them toward a unified front, and urged everyone to continue to try to work toward

bipartisanship, he also repeated something he’s been saying lately. When he hears complaints (”cable chatter”) — as to “

why are we spending $800 billion when we’ve got this deficit?”
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when I stepped into the Oval Office,” he said tonight.
Continuing in a mocking tone of critics who complain ” “this is not a stimulus bill, this is a spending bill,’ What do you

think a stimulus is? That’s the whole point. No, seriously, that’s the point. Now I got carried away,” he joked. But,

“Here’s the point I’m making. This package is not going to be absolutely perfect, and you can nit and you can pick. That’

s the game we all play here. What I’m saying is we can’t afford to play that game.”
After his rallying speech, Mr. Obama http://www.4uaf.com nike air force  took questions from House members, but that was closed to the press.
This has been the start of an intensive effort by the White House to get the stimulus package back on track and passed;

lawmakers here say they are looking forward to the president getting out of Washington and selling the stimulus around the

country.
The Democratic whip, James Clyburn, said later at a briefing that he sensed Mr. Obama was stepping up his promotion of the

plan — and criticisms of past Republican policies — because of misperceptions. Mr. Hoyer chimed in, “Nobody likes to see

their program misrepresented.”
While efforts have been under way in the Senate to whittle the plan back to $800 billion or less, Mr. Hoyer said he believed

it should be higher, at like $880 billion. Earlier on Air Force One, Mr. Obama was asked by pool reporters traveling with him

about the size of the proposal:
“I think it is important to make sure that the recovery package is of sufficient size to do what’s needed to create jobs.

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you’ve got a trillion dollars in lost demand this year and a trillion dollars in lost demand next year, then you’ve got to

have a big enough recovery package to actually make up for all those lost jobs and lost demand.
And, you know, our original figure was roughly in the 800 range - there have been some changes to our framework both in the

House and in the Senate - but that’s I think the scale that we need to deliver for the American people.”
Asked if the figure shoud be $800 billion and not more, Mr. Obama said: “Well, I gave you a range. I think we’re in range.

”
Earlier this afternoon here, Representative John Larson of Connecticut, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, acknowledged

that House members have concerns about the way the stimulus package has proceeded.  http://www.air-shox.com nike air shox  Conceding that the House passed its

version, “I dare say at the speed of light,” Mr. Larson said many members have institutional concerns about the ways in

which legislation has been pushed through. The need for legislation to move forward through committees is understood, he

added.
As for whether House members were upset by the significant changes that are being made to the stimulus package in the Senate,

Mr. Larson said, “Of course there’s great angst and there’s great concern among members.” But he and Representative

Xavier Becerra shrugged off the loss of programs and other spending being shaved by the Senate. At http://www.4uaf.com nike air force  various times, they called

it “a work in progress.”
At the earlier briefing with Congressmen Larson and Becerra, they were asked whether such a retreat — at taxpayers’ cost —

was the wrong message to send at a time like this. Mr. Larson joked that they had only traveled to “balmy Williamsburg. Have

you been outside lately?” (It was indeed quite chilly on Thursday, about 150 or so miles from Capitol Hill.
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WASHINGTON—Tom Daschle's former Democratic colleagues were rallying to his defense after he met behind closed doors with the

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will face more questions.
Daschle, a former senate majority leader, is President Barack Obama's nominee to oversee the Health and Human Services

Department.
Republican members of the committee avoided reporters after the committee meeting Monday, but an aide to Sen. Charles

Grassley, R-Iowa, said the senator still has a lot of questions he will explore at Daschle's confirmation hearing Feb. 10.
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said the aide. Daschle will also be questioned about the potential conflicts of interests he would face because he accepted

speaking fees from health care interests, said the aide, who asked not to be identified because the aide was not authorized

to speak publicly on the matter.
Daschle also provided advice to health insurers and hospitals through his work at a law firm.
Daschle began the day apologizing for his failure to fully pay his taxes from 2005 through 2007. He capped it off that way as

well after meeting with the committee behind closed doors.
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Obama said he was "absolutely" sticking with his choice for health secretary.
The White House both underscored the magnitude of the problem and tried to downplay it in the space of seven words. "Nobody's

perfect," said press secretary Robert Gibbs. "It was a serious mistake."
Nobody was predicting defeat for Daschle's nomination, but it was proving an unsavory pill to swallow for senators who only

last week confirmed Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary despite his own tax-payment problems. It's an issue that strikes a

nerve among lawmakers' constituents, who are struggling with their own serious money problems.
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important endorsement, since the two men have had tussles in the past over Baucus' handling of GOP tax-cut proposals,

Medicare changes and other issues.
"His tax mistakes are regrettable," Baucus said. "But his tax mistakes do not change his qualifications to lead on health

care reform. They do not change my support for his nomination."
Some senators laid the blame for Daschle's tax woes on his employers rather than on Daschle. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.,

said the friend that provided him with a chauffeur service for three years, Leo Hindery Jr., should have given Daschle a tax

form that would make clear the service was to be treated as income.
In a letter released Monday, Daschle sought to explain how he overlooked taxes on income for consulting work and the use of

the car service. He also deducted more in charitable contributions than he should have.
Gibbs noted Daschle's long tenure as a senator from South Dakota and said it would be up to the Senate to weigh a "serious

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achieve savings and cut costs for the American people," Gibbs said. The White House also had suggested Geithner was

indispensable for the national economic revival in arguing for his confirmation despite tax problems.
Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, noted the Geithner nomination

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Washington is teeming with visitors and is abuzz with anticipation only hours before Barack Obama is to be sworn in as

America's 44th president. 
A city not known for flashiness is packed with inaugural revelers and untold numbers of people who journeyed from near and

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The event comes one day after the U.S. holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. - without

whose life's work and sacrifice Mr. Obama's rise to power might not have been possible.
To mark the day, the president-elect visited a Washington shelter for homeless youth as part of a broader call on Americans

to commit themselves to community and national service.
"If we are waiting for someone else to do something, it never gets done," said Barack Obama. "We are going to have to take

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Late Monday, the president-elect hosted three dinners:  one for another African American trailblazer - retired General and

former Secretary of State Colin Powell, another for Vice President-elect Joe Biden, and one for the man he defeated in the

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He lightened the mood by telling them about taking his daughters, Malia and Sasha, to the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday night. They looked at the statue, read the Gettysburg address inscribed on one wall and Lincoln's second inaugural address inscribed on the other.
According to our conference call informant, Obama said Sasha, who is 7 years old, stared at Lincoln's second inaugural address and said, "Looks long." She asked if her dad's speech would be that long.
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Obama surprised the finance team by joining the conference call toward the end, after some griping from top donors -- who are giving anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 to help underwrite the massive, star-studded celebration -- about transportation logistics (there are none, really) and security. One issue of particular concern focused on bottled water, which law enforcement officials have banned at the swearing-in ceremony.
Presidential Inaugural Committee staff who conducted the conference call told donors to arrive at the checkpoints to the swearing-in ceremony at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Obama isn't scheduled to take the oath of office until noon, which means they'll be standing in the cold -- and it is expected to be bitter -- for five http://www.4uaf.com/Nike_Men_Air_Force_1_Low.html   Nike Men Air Force 1 Low  hours with no water.
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