news.yahoo.com - 11/22/2008
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs in coming years to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
change.gov - 11/24/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama today announced a bold initiative
to save or create 2.5 million jobs in the...
next two years. In his weekly address, President-elect Obama announced that he has directed his economic team to formulate an Economic Recovery ...
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Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011 (radio address)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Congress, with help from both parties, after Obama takes office Jan. 20. The plan, which envisions those new jobs by January 2011, is "big enough to meet the challenges we face," he said. Obama noted the growing evidence the country is "facing an economic crisis of historic proportions" and said he was pleased Congress passed an extension of unemployment benefits this past week. But, he added, `We must do more to put people back to work and get our economy moving again." Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obam... video ...
Obama Economic Plan Aims for 2.5M New Jobs by 2011 (Weekly Address)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... making, and it's likely to get worse before it gets better." It will take support from Democrats and Republicans to pass the economic plan, Obama said. "I'll be welcome to ideas and suggestions from both sides of the aisle," he said. "But what is not negotiable is the need for immediate action." People "are lying awake at night wondering if next week's paycheck will cover next month's bills," if their jobs will remain, if their retirement savings will disappear, he added. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obam...
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