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Senate GOP blocks Obama infrastructure plan

Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack 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.

Senh: Republicans are just blocking everything - "The Committee of NO." What can a president do in a hostile situation like this?

Geithner says growth too slow, need jobs bill

Economic growth has gained some strength but remains too slow and would benefit from passage of a package of job proposals that congressional Republicans have blocked, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday.

A few Democrats oppose Obama jobs bill

It's not just Republicans who are blocking President Obama's jobs bill. Two Senate Democrats -- Jon Tester of Montana and Ben Nelson of Nebraska -- also opposed Obama on a procedural vote this week, and other Democrats have also raised questions about the $447 billion American Jobs Act.

Senate Republicans unveil competing jobs plan

A large group of Senate Republicans unveiled a jobs bill Thursday, saying they were tired of hearing President Obama assert they had not put forward a plan to spur hiring and jump-start the economy.

Protesters swarm Senate office building [video]

In advance of tonight's vote on President Obama's jobs package, unemployed Americans are gathering outside the Capitol to press for passage, reflecting Occupy Wall Street protests in major cities across the country.

Obama, Pushing for Jobs Plan, Says US Had Been 'A Little Soft'

President Barack Obama, seeking to rally support for his jobs plan in two states pivotal in next year's election, suggested that the nation needs to regain a competitive edge in technology and education.

Senh: Oh no, he didn't. He called us soft. Tough love. It didn't work when he used it on African-Americans; not sure if it'll work for the general public either. It worked for the Dallas Mavericks though. After being called "soft" by their coach, they went on to beat the Miami Heat and won the championship.

Obama plan would make small dent in jobless rate

Even if Congress heeds President Barack Obama's demands to "pass this bill right away" and enacts his jobs and tax plan in its entirety, the unemployment rate probably still would hover in nosebleed territory for at least three more years.

Senh: I would be happy with a 0.5% dent in the unemployment rate. If this jobs bill can produce a 1% drop in unemployment, that's pretty good. What do people expect, that Obama can instantly flick a switch and get unemployment back to pre-recession levels. That's unreasonable. A little bit at a time and eventually, we'll recover from this economic crisis.

Obama’s Support Is Slipping, Poll Finds, But His Jobs Plan Is Well Received

President Obama’s support is eroding among elements of his base, and Republicans have not coalesced around a candidate, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.

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Republican leaders oppose most of Obama's jobs plan

House Republican leaders came out against nearly all the major proposals in President Obama's $447 billion job-creation plan Friday, inluding ...

Obama to promote jobs plan in Boehner's home state

President Barack Obama is visiting a school undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation to sell his proposal for creating more jobs. And it's no coincidence that the school is in Ohio, the home state of House Speaker John Boehner, a critic of the president's proposal to tax the rich to pay for his plan....

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