Government spending and the failing economy.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

President Obama calls the $789 billion stimulus package enormous in scope and scale,

but it's not as big as he wanted. It would likely

create or save 3.5 million jobs instead of 4 million. There's less aid to the states in schools

than he asked and a lot more in tax cuts. Most Republicans say it's way too expensive, while

many supporters complain it won't be enough to restart the economy.

We'll debate the pros and cons and analyze the political fallout for Democrats and for Republicans.

On reporter's notebook later on, Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln.

First here's the news.

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Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again. Warran. Alney, back with To the Point. A $789 billion

stimulus package is likely to pass the House and the Senate.

We'll look at what's in the pill and what's not.

Did Republicans force enough compromises to tarnish a victory for President Obama?

Will the stimulus work?

On reporter's notebook on this 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln,

President Obama talked about the predecessor he admires most.

First, this news update.

President Obama's special envoy, Richard Holbrook, has arrived in Afghanistan just one day

after Taliban suicide bombers killed 20 people in coordinated attacks in Kabul, the capital city.

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