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Obama admits health care overhaul may die on Hill
By News on Feb 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After insisting for a year that failure was not an option, President Barack Obama is now acknowledging his health care overhaul may die in Congress....
Obama says unemployment drop "cause for hope"
By News on Feb 5, 2010
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LANHAM, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate is "cause for hope but not celebration."...Obama calls for beefed up small-business loans
By News on Feb 5, 2010
LANHAM, Md. (AP) -- Seeking to create more jobs, President Barack Obama on Friday asked Congress to temporarily expand two lending programs for the owners of small businesses....
Gov't buys $2.5M in Super Bowl ads to boost census
By News on Feb 5, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with record levels of red-ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the census - by advertising during the Super Bowl....January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
By News on Feb 5, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent, while employers shed 20,000 jobs, according to a report that offered hope the economy will add jobs soon....