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Jobs top priority, Obama tells Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama says Congress should make passing an outstanding aid package for small American businesses its first priority.

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IRS highlights jobs for new graduates
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube that is dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. read more

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Jobs benefit of $40M in RI tax breaks unknown
Businesses in Rhode Island received nearly $40 million in tax breaks during the last fiscal year, but state officials aren’t saying if those breaks resulted in new jobs being created. Rhode Island – United States – Fiscal year – Politics – Business and Economy

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Pelosi: Jobs Bill Will Help Us Educate Our Children and Protect Our Neighborhoods in a Fiscally Sound Way
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which passed the House by a vote of 247 to 161, and will now be sent to President Obama for his signature into law. Below are the Speaker’s remarks. “Today, Madam Speaker, we have an opportunity to create jobs. At the …

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President Obama signs $26 billion jobs bill to aid state payrolls
President Obama approved a final spurt of spending Tuesday to shore up the sluggish recovery, signing into law a $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other government workers. The measure brings total direct federal spending on the economy to nearly $1.2 trillion since the… Employment – Travel and Tourism – United States – Russia – Moscow

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Entitlements safe for now, but jobs remain key
The new Social Security trustees report shows how the short term collides with the long term: If unemployment remains near 10 percent, that’s not only an urgent problem for Americans trying to pay their mortgages it’s a long-term entitlements problem. Social Security – United States – Unemployment – Politics – Privatization

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Senate Approves Jobs Bill to Stop Teacher Layoffs
Senate OKs $26B bill to stop teacher, police layoffs; House called back from break for vote Education – Educators – House – Employment – United States

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GOP’s jobs ideas: Keep Bush tax cuts, freeze regulations
As President Obama prepares to sign the second historic reform bill of his administration – health care in March, finance reform next week – Republicans are offering their own answers to why jobs have not recovered and enlisting business groups to help make their case.

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Senate again blocks jobs aid
Move leaves more than 1.2 million people without support checks, millions more could lose benefits. United States Senate – United States – Senate – Government – Legislative Branch

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A question of risk versus reward – Some call police pay excessive while others point to job’s dangers
Editor’s note: One in a series about public sector costs and the economic crisis. When asked if he thought his police officers — who earn an average salary of more than $108,000 per year, Mercer’s highest — were overpaid for their work, Ewing’s Mayor Jack Ball had to hesitate before answering.

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