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Day 18: Obama Pushes Hard On Stimulus

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On his eighteenth day in office, President Obama named an economic advisory board to give him advice "from beyond the Washington echo chamber."

He continued ratcheting up the rhetoric on the importance of passing his stimulus package, warning that a delay is "inexcusable and irresponsible."

And he and the First Lady made time for a date.

Watch CBS Evening News reporting on the president's day below, including the news late Friday that a tentative deal on the stimulus plan has been reached in the Senate.

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