U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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FACTBOX: Obama proposes economic stimulus plan

Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:48pm EST

(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday proposed a $75 billion plan to stimulate the economy through worker tax credits, a one-time pension supplement and help for homeowners facing foreclosure.

He said the plan also includes another $45 billion in reserves that could be injected if the economy continues to worse.

Here are highlights of the plan:

*An immediate $250 tax cut for workers that would double if the economy worsens

*An immediate, temporary $250 bonus to seniors in their Social Security checks that would also double in an economic downturn.

*A $10 billion fund to help homeowners facing foreclosure

*A $10 billion fund to bolster states facing budget shortfalls amid lower tax revenues

*A $10 billion extension of unemployment insurance to help those who have been unable to find a job for more than half a year.

(Writing by Cynthia Osterman; editing by Chris Wilson)

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