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Anniversary of the signing of the stimulus package. depending on whom you listen to, it's either been a qualified success or an unqualified failure. senior white house correspondent major garrett rounds up reaction. >> reporter: president obama knows america doesn't feel much like celebrating the one-year anniversary of the stimulus. >> let's face it, no large expenditure is ever that -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: it was large. now the c.b.o. says the real cost is $862 billion. thanks to an unexpected spike in spending on jobless benefits and food stamps, the very things the stimulus was suppo...

Assassins seems to lead to israeli. suspects named by police say the real killers stole their identities. and in florida a haitian musician finds the keys to recovery from the earthquake, and he has a motown legend to thank. let's do this. let's get started. the $862 billion stimulus plan one year later, a boon to the economy or a bust? critics say it has been a huge waste of money, but president obama has said it saved jobs and prevent an even deeper recession. white house correspondent, dan la lothian is here with us now, boil it down. what is the message from the president today? p >> r...

What's hot on the web. it's what you're talking about on cnn.com. the military offensive in afghanistan and the fight for ma ja. cnn's atia abawi is embedded with u.s. marines. she reports marjah is turning into a ghost town, but some marines say taliban fighters may be hiding and waiting to attack. on twitter right now, one of the top-trending topics is ash wednesday. vice president biden, among the christians seen with the ashes on his forehead. ash wednesday as you know marks the beginning of lent. and one of the top searches on google is the stimulus. today is the one-year anniversary ...

Now. today is the one-year anniversary of president obama's signing the stimulus bill into law. the white house believes the stimulus has met its first year goals bringing the economy back from the brink and putting some people back to work. but can they convince a skeptical public ahead of crucial mid-term elections? joining us this morning from richmond, virginia, tim kaine, the former virginia governor and also now the chairman of the democratic national committee. i want to ask you about this. it seems like people are still skeptical about what good the stimulus has done over the part year...

Welcome back to the most news in the morning. it is 40 past the hour. and today is the one year anniversary of the $787 billion still husband bill that is now up to $862 billion. >> more than $130 million of that money is leaving the country. where is it headed? three tiny islands in the caribbean. the u.s. virgin islands. jim acosta travelled to this tropical paradise as part of our ongoing effort to uncover with your stimulus dollars are going. jim joins us from washington with an a.m. original. i'd like an assignment like that. >> reporter: i was just telling our folks here in washington, m...