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Immigration reform: a bid to attract workers who will boost the economy (+video)
Immigration reform is foremost a social issue, but it has big economic implications. Exhibit A is a measure that, looking forward, aims to attract immigrants whose skills mesh with the US needs.
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Obama's record on job creation: How good or bad?
The question of jobs is central to Election 2012. Mitt Romney claims President Obama has been a failure, while Obama says he's presided over steady growth. Decoder sweeps aside the spin.
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US incomes fall to 1989 levels. How did that happen?
A Census report signals that for much of America, the economic downturn has produced not one lost decade but two. But the data also show that federal safety-net programs helped keep people out of poverty.
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Obama proposes bringing jobs home from overseas. Would his plan work?
To achieve his goal of 'insourcing,' Obama proposes rewarding firms that create jobs in the US while imposing higher effective taxes on profits earned by overseas operations.
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Is Gary Johnson right about shovel-ready jobs? 5 infrastructure challenges.
Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson scored a rhetorical winner in a Republican debate Thursday by saying that his neighbor's dogs 'have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.' But President Obama's latest jobs plan includes a call for more spending on roads and bridges, an idea that has at least some Republican support. Here's a look at the debate over infrastructure and the economy.
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Obama makes Silicon Valley pilgrimage in quest to boost US innovation
President has made innovation the centerpiece of his push to revive the American economy. He traveled to Silicon Valley Thursday to woo CEOs in the capital of American innovation.
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Does Obama budget 'win the future'? Six ways he wants to boost innovation.
The Obama budget proposal for 2012 includes significant funding increases for scientific research and science education. But some supporters of an innovation agenda say it isn't ambitious enough.
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White House proposes tax credits for clean energy
Combining its push for clean energy and new jobs, the White House backs $5.4 billion in new tax credits intended to create tens of thousands of new manufacturing jobs.
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Wanted: next growth engine for US economy
High-tech, healthcare, energy, or factory goods could rev up a year from now.
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Obama and McCain diverge on globalized trade
They’re looking for balance between ‘free trade’ and protection for American workers.
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Candidates now focus on financial crisis
Obama and McCain hope to jump-start the economy, but their plans clearly differ.
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