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Final stimulus deal moving ahead

Feb. 12, 2009
A revamped $789 billion stimulus package could clear the House and Senate before the weekend and be on the president's desk by Monday, after congressional leaders worked around a disagreement over education funding in the package.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch