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US House passes economic package

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Barack Obama's $825bn (�576bn) economic stimulus package has been approved by the US House of Representatives.

But no Republicans voted for the plan, saying it was too expensive, and the bill still has to get through the Senate.

Jonathan Beale reports.

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