Obama urges bipartisan help on stimulus bill

President Barack Obama says he realizes that some Republican lawmakers dislike portions of his massive new stimulus package, but the economic crisis demands that Congress act soon. Obama told congressional leaders at the White House today that he recognizes differences between the administration and members of Congress about “particular details” of the plan. But he said they are unified by “a recognition that we are experiencing an unprecedented, perhaps, economic crisis.” Obama spoke at the start of a meeting in the Roosevelt Room with top Democratic and Republican leaders of Congress.