AP – Senate Democrats have scheduled votes on two bipartisan proposals to boost job growth. Unlike previous attempts to pass President Barack Obama’s jobs agenda, next week’s votes seem likely to succeed.

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Senate to vote on payment for hiring veterans
(AP)

Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Saturday that bitter fights between Democrats and Republicans in Washington were hurting the economy and he urged lawmakers to embrace compromise in order to boost job growth.

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Obama says political divide is hurting economy
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The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama used his weekly message to the nation as a Labor Day opportunity to pledge that he’s working on fresh policies to boost job creation and help “the great middle class.”

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Labor day BBQ? A side dish is partisan sparring on jobs, unemployment
(The Christian Science Monitor)

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