AP is reporting:

President Barack Obama has told congressional Democrats to drop a proposal to spend money on family planning from the proposed $825 billion plan to stimulate the economy, a White House aide told McClatchy.
Obama is likely to offer that concession when he meets Tuesday with congressional Republicans, who’ve complained bitterly that the proposal is liberal pork that has nothing to do with stimulating the economy or creating jobs.

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