WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chafing over congressional delays, an energized President Barack Obama on Monday rallies supporters in Indiana and addresses his first presidential news conference in a new drive for passage of an $800 billion economic recovery plan.
Focus on the stimulus package, which has been approved by the House of Representatives and is expected to clear the U.S. Senate this week, led the administration to postpone Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's much-awaited announcement of a bank rescue plan until Tuesday.