Obama seeks boost through spending

Mr Obama's proposals for government works on roads, bridges, internet broadband and school buildings, together with energy efficiency measures and health spending, are far more detailed than the normal announcements of a president-elect.

But at a time of deepening economic gloom, Mr Obama is highlighting his concern at the depth of the recession, while fast-tracking his plans to counter it.

“Things are going to get worse before they get better,” Mr Obama said yesterday on NBC's Meet The Press, emphasising that his plans represented the largest US infrastructure programme since the federal highway system in the 1950s.

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