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Obama speeds up stimulus spending

Source: Turkish Press

Washington : DC : USA | 5 months ago

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President Barack Obama announced Monday a boost to economic stimulus spending over the next three months in a bid to save or create 600,000 jobs through summer youth programmes, schools and public works. Obama is ramping up the spending just as White House aides have sought to tamp down...

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