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US Vice President Joe Biden (R) stands with US President Barack Obama (C) as he signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado, on February 17, 2009. Obama signed into law his 787-billion-dollar stimulus bill, designed to create or save 3.5 million jobs and end the worst US economic crisis since the 1930s.

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Obama Signs Stilumus Package, As Stocks Near Novemember Low

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 17: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading as President Barack Obama is seen on television at the economic stimulus bill signing ceremony February 17, 2009 in New York City. Stocks were down in afternoon trading after President Barack Obama signed the massive economic stimulus bill in Denver.

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