CHICAGO — Citing an "economic crisis of historic proportions," President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush administration approved fresh billions to bail out one of the nation's largest banks.
Stock prices surged _ the biggest two-day percentage gain for the Dow Jones industrials in 21 years _ as investors took heart Monday from the actions and words of the incoming and...
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