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Bush and Bernanke back fiscal stimulus

By Krishna Guha in Washington

Published: January 17 2008 16:02 | Last updated: January 17 2008 23:37

President George W. Bush and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw their weight behind calls for a fiscal stimulus of up to $150bn as stocks fell to their lowest levels since October 2006.

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