Business News- US- the case for the stimulus- editorial- wall street journal

By JAMES R. HAGERTY and JON HILSENRATH

The U.S. economy would have turned in a far worse performance in the third quarter without help from the federal government. Now the question is whether growth can continue without that support.

Congress and the White House aren’t yet ready to put that issue to the test. On Thursday, the Obama administration endorsed lawmakers’ efforts to extend tax credits for home buyers for another five months and to make them available to more people.

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