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Clinton: Wealthy should do their part
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, former President Bill Clinton expresses his support for President Obama's jobs plan and says his tax proposal isn't class warfare.
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Obama's jobs plan includes tax increases
President Obama's jobs plan was delivered to Congress, but CNN's Brianna Keilar reports it may be dead on arrival.
RELATED STORY: House Republicans oppose Obama's method to pay for jobs plan
Unemployment longer for older Americans
Forty percent of unemployed older Americans remain out of work for more than a year, as Athena Jones reports.
RELATED STORY: House Republicans oppose Obama's method to pay for jobs plan
BLITZER’S BLOG: Obama needs to deliver on jobs speech
By CNN’s Wolf Blitzer
(CNN) - President Obama really needs to deliver Thursday night when he addresses a joint session of Congress. I’m not just talking about the politics of the big speech. I am talking about really delivering for the American people.
He needs to come with an understandable and doable plan that will help turn things around for millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans. That means getting some package through Congress; otherwise, the words won’t have any practical job creation benefit.
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BLITZER’S BLOG: Obama’s “make or break” jobs speech
By CNN’s Wolf Blitzer
(CNN) - Now we know that President Obama wants to deliver his major speech on jobs next Wednesday night before a joint session of the Senate and House. I've been calling it a "make or break" speech because jobs remains issue No. 1 in his bid for re-election and there are still so many millions of Americans out of a job. There are millions more looking for a better job. Unless the president can turn things around between now and November 2012, his re-election will be in very deep trouble irrespective of his Republican challenger.
For the millions who are unemployed, the nation is not only in a recession, it's in a depression. That's certainly what it feels like for them.
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Military jobs tougher to come by
Many people are turning to the military to find work, but as Chris Lawrence explains, competition is getting tougher.
Men outpace women in job growth
CNN's Mary Snow reports unemployment among men is higher than women but it's getting easier for men to find work.
CEO offers solutions for job creation
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh says if entrepreneurs had more money during startup stage, they'd be able to create more jobs. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
Obama talks jobs, technology
CNN's Dan Lothian travels with President Obama to a key battleground state on the campaign trail.
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