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State of the Union Speech

Published on Jan 22 2012 // Politics
State of the Union Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vilified by the Republicans who want his job, President Barack Obama will stand before the nation Tuesday night determined to frame the election-year debate on his terms, using his State of the Union address to outline a lasting economic recovery that will "work for everyone,...

President Obama on Insourcing of Jobs

Published on Jan 07 2012 // Economy and Finance
President Obama on Insourcing of Jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling attention to companies that have brought jobs back to American soil, offering it up as another way of putting people back to work. The White House plans to hold a forum on Wednesday called "Insourcing American Jobs," which will bring...

American job market improved

Published on Nov 05 2011 // Economy and Finance
American job market improved
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market improved modestly in October, and economists looking deeper into the numbers found reasons for optimism – or at least what counts for optimism in this agonizingly slow economic recovery. The nation added 80,000 jobs. That was fewer than the 100,000...

GOP Blocks Job Bill

Published on Nov 04 2011 // Politics
GOP Blocks Job Bill
Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines. Supporters of the failed measure said it would have created tens of thousands...

‘We Can’t Wait’

Published on Nov 01 2011 // Politics
‘We Can’t Wait’
In his weekly address, President Obama continued to promote his “we can’t wait” campaign and attack Republicans in Congress for not “paying attention” to the economy.  Arguing that the middle class is losing ground while the rich become richer, the president said his...

President Obama Tour North Carolina

Published on Oct 20 2011 // State North Carolina
President Obama Tour North Carolina
President Barack Obama bused his way across western North CarolinaFLETCHER, N.C. — President Obama kicked off a three-day bus tour in support of his American Jobs Act at the Asheville Regional Airport in North Carolina Monday, saying the Republicans' jobs plan will lead to "dirtier air,...