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Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)

Reuters – Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away. Continue reading

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Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program (AP)

AP – A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans’ hard economic times. Continue reading

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