Here's how the stimulus is working

[Life Long Dem]

Headline - Officials say tentative stimulus deal reached

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 18 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congress_stimulus

Headline - Senators reach deal to cut stimulus bill to $780B

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – 6 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congress_stimulus

All of a sudden the bill being tentative is missing.

[Life Long Dem]

1. Update!

We're back to the word "tentative"!!! :bounce:

Headline - Officials say tentative stimulus deal reached


By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 50 mins ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090207/ap_on_go_co/congress_stimulus_217

[Phx_Dem]

2. Is Andrew Taylor an idiot? How do you REACH a tentative deal?

You either reach a deal, or you don't, which mean's it's "tentative." Tentative is not the key word here, REACH is because it implies completion. Whatever. It's AP.