US President Barack Obama's economic recovery package was expected to clear its final hurdles today as both houses of Congress prepared to vote on a 789-billion-dollar compromise bill, according to DPA. Obama, addressing business leaders at the White House, called the stimulus package a "once-in-a-generation chance to act boldly and turn adversity into opportunity." The bill would mark Obama's first major legislative victory since taking office January 20, but it will not come with the bipartisan support his administration had originally hoped for. Obama, who could sign the bill in the coming days, warned that the US' year-long recession was far from over despite the new injection of government funds into the world's largest economy. "Passing this plan is a critical step," he said. "But it is only the beginning."
