Starting Monday, the effects of the stimulus will begin to reach millions of households across our country 
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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Street Boss and jockey David Flores, foreground, hold off to win the Grade I, $300,000 Triple Bend Invitational Handicap on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Hollywood Park, in Inglewood, Calif.
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Stephanie Rice, of the Australian Olympic Team, prepares to dive to compete in women's 400m medley competition during a Grand Prix swimming event at Sydney Olympic Park July 6, 2008.
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OMAHA, NE - JULY 05: Gary Hall Jr., left, and Cullen Jones, right, prepare for the final of the 50 meter freestyle during the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials on July 5, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Hall finished fourth and Jones finished third, not making the Olympic team.
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In this image released by Universal Studios, the Hulk is shown in a scene from, "The Incredible Hulk. " Now producing its own film adaptations for all but a few previously licensed superheroes, Marvel Studios unveils "The Incredible Hulk" on the heels of blockbuster "Iron Man," whose 2010 sequel will be followed by an ambitious Marvel lineup. With an estimated 5,000 characters and a wealth of stories dating back nearly 70 years, Marvel could spin an endless web of big-screen yarns.
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The King Kong attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour is shown in this undated publicity photo. A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California June 1, 2008, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is believed that the King Kong attraction was destroyed.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Starting Monday, the effects of the stimulus will begin to reach millions of households across our country
said George W. Bush
in RedOrbit
The money is going to help Americans offset the high prices we're seeing at the gas pump, the grocery store, and also give our economy a boost to help us pull out of this economic slowdown
was said
in RedOrbit
When the money reaches the American people, we expect they will use it to boost consumer spending
was said
in RedOrbit
It's galling to think that taxpayers' stimulus checks will be lining the pockets of OPEC. The sad truth is that the average American family will spend almost their entire stimulus check on higher gas prices this year
was said
in RedOrbit
