| From IHT: Before Christmas this year, as the U.S. government scrambled to fix a recalcitrant economy, some businesses received early holiday gifts. There was $100 billion for the American International Group, the insurance giant; $250 billion for banks; and at least $13 billion for automakers.
President-elect Barack Obama has also signaled that he would spend more than $700 billion on infrastructure projects to help create jobs, while the Treasury Department has an additional $350 billion available from the rescue funds authorized by Congress in September. .... Full Article: Source
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