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Our lawmakers on Capitol Hill could reach a final deal on the president's stimulus plan as soon as today. Closed-door negotiations went late into the night. Now some Republicans are calling for the price tag to be lower than the Senate's 838-billion-dollar version. At the same time, the president's next stop on his sell-the-stimulus road trip is in Springfield Virginia. He is gonna be visiting a construction site later this morning and highlight the need for new jobs there. That will happen at 11am Eastern. We'll carry it live at .com live.

Vicious tornadoes have slammed parts of Oklahoma. At least 8 people were killed last night in a small town south of Oklahoma city. Dozens more are injured. At least 6 homes are destroyed. The strong winds also snapped 18 power pools and damaged several shopping centers.

Israel's parliamentary elections are too close to call. Unofficial election results indicated a very close race between Tzipi Livni's Kadima Party and Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party. Both candidates are claiming a mandate to govern. Well, now Israel's President Shimon Peres must decide who should form a coalition government.

New political era in Zimbabwe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as Prime Minister. The oath of office was administered by his rival President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe has been in a state of political paralysis since the disputed presidential elections nearly a year ago.

The Obama administration apparently closer now to choosing a new FEMA director. According to officials, Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate and former Iowa emergency manager Ellen Gordon are the administration's top two choices. President Obama promised to overhaul the agency. The agency is still haunted by the failed response to Hurricane Katrina.(www.hXen.com)