TUSCUMBIA — Missouri barely waited for President Barack Obama to sign the $787 billion stimulus package before it started using the money Tuesday for construction on what was believed to be the nation's first stimulus-fueled project.
Missouri bridge project touted as first under stimulus package
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 4:16 p.m. CST;
updated 5:08 p.m. CST, Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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