1.   An earlier stimulus proposal died in fighting between the White House and Senate Democrats in December.

2.   Advocates for the working poor and the unemployed say current economic stimulus proposals fall seriously short of helping these two population groups.

3.   But everyone expected that in the end Congress would extend benefits whatever the status of other stimulus proposals.

4.   Congress cannot take up a new stimulus proposal until it returns to work in late January.

5.   Current stimulus proposals call for the extended unemployment benefits to come directly from the federal account.

6.   Japanese bonds rose as investors saw little help for the economy in stimulus proposals yesterday from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

7.   Japanese bonds were little changed as economic stimulus proposals from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party offered few surprises and were seen as having little effect on the economy.

8.   Japanese bonds rose as investors see little chance that economic stimulus proposals yesterday from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will have much impact on the economy.

9.   Parts of the Senate and House stimulus package proposals include extending unemployment benefits by additional weeks.

10.   So far, the LDP has unveiled two sets of stimulus proposals, which formed the basis of a government economic stimulus plan released yesterday.