With unemployment more than 10 percent in October, the highest percentage since 1983, President Obama signed a bill today that he says will grow the economy.
While there has been much improvement, Obama said, “history tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth, which is why we have to continue to pursue measures that will create new jobs.” The new bill extends the length of time unemployed Americans can receive benefits, cuts taxes for some small businesses and extends a tax break for first-time homebuyers.
Obama noted that it takes a lot of time and patience to strengthen the economy, but “I promise that I won’t rest until America prospers once again.”
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Troy Roberts
Location: califorina USA
6 November 2009 at 17:25 EST
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I said this 6 years ago and I will keep saying this again and again. We must end this war in iraq. dick cheney and bush and the zionist jewish lobby STOLE billions and billions and billions and MORE billions from good americans like us and gave our tax money to zionist israel. Israel and zionist will destory america and WE americans will have to pay the price. the republicans also have destoryed america.
OBAMA MUST END THE WAR AND DO NOT
SEND OUR AMERICAN DOLLARS OVERSEAS TO NATIONS THAT HATE AMERICA LIKE ZIONIST ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARABIA !!!
kenneth mccan
Location: ghaha
8 November 2009 at 06:20 EST
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president obama is the jocey of the world he will support any war again. And he is not going to waist Americans economy
thanks Obama is great
fazal kakar
Location: pakistan
9 November 2009 at 01:05 EST
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my name is fazal kakar and i live in pakistan but i want to go to ( usa or canada ) because i don:t like here because family problem.
Alex Sarfo
Location: Accra, Ghana
9 November 2009 at 04:28 EST
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Thank God that the Health Bill has passed the first hurddle. I pray that it clears the second hurddle with ease.
Troy Roberts
9 November 2009 at 17:58 EST
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if McCain was presdient it would have been much worse and republicans have already destoryed america by sending over 100 billions ollars to zionist israel and saudi arabia and iraq
if McCain was presdient Americans will lose MORE jobs and all hell will break lose.
if McCain was presdient he would have destoryed america by now.
thank you God for Obama !!!
Republicans for Obama !!!
Troy Roberts
9 November 2009 at 18:02 EST
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NO MORE REPUBLICANS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
REPUBLICANS SUCK !!!
THANK GOD I AM NO LONGER A REPUBLICAN AND NEVER WILL BE A REPUBLICAN AGAIN !!!
AhamedAshiq
Location: India
9 November 2009 at 20:19 EST
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Obama Presidency is a measured presidency. Something very few leaders of the world are upto today. Utterly different from Bush Juniors’ presidency. Three Cheers to Obama Presidency. Three Cheers to people of America. In Manmohan Singh we Indians also have a measured Executive. Real time to grow our partnerships
Luis Perez
Location: Iowa City, IA
11 November 2009 at 15:48 EST
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There are a lot of differences with President Obama’s policies, whether fiscal or not. We cannot continue to deny the fact that our president is doing whatever he can do help our people. We cannot forget that our president told us that he is listening to us. Now then, the questions who is the problem. Is it the president or congress? The president is doing the best he can to lead this country back to proper he is neither naive he is a good president with good intentions. Why republicans hate this president so much doesn’t make sense to me? I am pretty sure that if Mcain was president there will still be hight joblessness and unemployment. I should ponder about that and push or representatives to put aside all of the bickering and get to work. Stop fighting like dogs and cats and prioritize the people’s needs over any personal agendas!
amy Kitt
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
12 November 2009 at 13:26 EST
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thank God McCain is NOT the president.
It would have been much much worse.
McCain is just like g.w. bush and dick cheney. Americans would lose so much if
McCain was president. More billions and billions and billons would have been wasted and gone to other countries that hate america.
NO MORE REPUBLICANS !!!
Barbara Barker
Location: U.K.
19 November 2009 at 17:07 EST
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Hi,
I have my doubs about your wonderful country which doesn’t help the poor. I
have a friend in Alabama whi is too sick to work and his son cannot find work, so they couldn’t pay their Electrcity bill. They have no power, so can’t heat the house, so their landlord says if they can’t pay the bill by this weekend, he wants them out as he doesn’twant the house without heat in the winter. So, where does he go from here?