Reuters – President Barack Obama will forecast a U.S. unemployment rate averaging 8.9 percent in 2012 in his annual budget on Monday – but before the document was even released a top aide called the projection stale and said it should be lower.
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White House lowers stale jobless forecast (Reuters)
Obama says he deserves re-election, job’s not done (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation’s economic troubles.
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Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
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Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.
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Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs (AP)
AP – In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands.
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Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge (Reuters)
Reuters – The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.
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Obama says his policies are extension of his faith (AP)
AP – Blending politics and religion, President Barack Obama said his Christian faith is a driving force behind his economic policies, from Wall Street reform to his calls for the wealthy to pay higher taxes.
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Obama links economic policies to Christian faith (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama linked his economic policies to his Christian faith, saying on Thursday that meeting the nation’s challenges requires strong values as much as smart policies.
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Obama meets Georgia leader amid Russia dispute (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama is offering encouragement for the former Soviet republic of Georgia’s hopes for a preferential trade agreement with the United States, but says the country has a way to go in its economic reforms.
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Obama challenges: Shrink gap between rich, poor (AP)
AP – Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him...
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State of Union: Obama to take on economic anxiety (AP)
AP – Eager to command center stage in a year dominated by Republican infighting, President Barack Obama is polishing a State of the Union address that will go to the heart of Americans’ economic anxiety and try to sway voters to give him four more years. He will speak Tuesday to a nation worried...
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State of Union: Obama to take on economic anxiety (AP)
AP – Eager to command center stage in a year dominated by Republican infighting, President Barack Obama is polishing a State of the Union address that will go to the heart of Americans’ economic anxiety and try to sway voters to give him four more years. He will speak Tuesday to a nation worried...
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