The same day, the House Financial Services Committee will look at whether another stimulus package is needed.

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Thompson hasn't faced the same financial disclosure deadlines as the other White House candidates because he's not yet officially in the race.

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But they are still living together in the same house in Pittsburgh -- neither wants to deal with financial hassles, he said -- although his wife has said she is considering moving out.

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The same promise 10 years ago would have provoked uproar in the House of Commons, spooked the financial markets and dismayed the rest of Europe.

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