Obama Seeks Senate GOP Help for Recovery Bill - WSJ.com

President Barack Obama's economic stimulus legislation is headed for the Senate after a surprisingly partisan vote in the House of Representatives in which Republicans united in opposition and 11 mostly conservative Democrats defected. Mr. Obama hailed his recovery plan, saying it would "save or create more than three million new jobs over the next few years." During Senate debate next week, the measure is expected to pick up at least some GOP support. But Mr. Obama's hopes of changing Washington's partisan culture went unmet despite the popular president's separate high-profile meetings on Capitol Hill with House and Senate Republicans. Obama Seeks Senate GOP Help for Recovery Bill - WSJ.com