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LiveBlog for Monday, February 23, 2009

• President Obama, in his weekly address aired Saturday, announced that the Treasury Department is starting the process of implementing tax cuts from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan he signed into law Tuesday. By April 1, a typical family will begin taking home at least $65 more every month. • The GOP governors of…

LiveBlog for Friday, January 30, 2009

• Workers at the Illinois Capitol building wasted little time last night changing the face of state government, shortly after Gov. Pat Quinn replaced the ousted Rod Blagojevich. The Illinois Senate voted 59-0 yesterday to remove Blagojevich from office, and prevented him from ever holding political office in the state again. • President Barack Obama…