Reuters – Despite some recent signs the sluggish U.S. economy might be improving, President Barack Obama warns it could be years before the country is on a sound footing.
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Obama says economic fix could take years
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AP – Previewing a presidential campaign pitch, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is blaming President Barack Obama for the sluggish recovery and accusing him of enacting a series of policies that “created economic uncertainty or directly hurt the economy.”
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Barbour contrasts himself with Obama on economy
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At CNN, ” Nearly three-fourths say recession not over ” (via Glenn Reynolds and Memeorandum ): Economic experts may believe the recession is over, but try telling that to the public. Seventy-four percent of Americans believe the economy is still in a recession, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll. Only 25 percent think the downturn is over. One-third of Americans say the recession is serious, while another 29 percent characterize it as moderate …. Administration officials, while sounding guardedly optimistic about overall trends, have repeatedly expressed concern for those impacted by the sluggish economy. “Obviously, for the millions of people who are still out of work, people who have seen their home values decline, people who are struggling to pay the bills day to day, [the recession is] still very real for them,” President Barack Obama said last week. CARTOON CREDIT : Theo Spark .
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Obama’s Malaise
AP – Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past.
AP – President Barack Obama is getting a little personal about the sluggish economy, telling a Cleveland audience about his own family’s struggles and hardships.
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Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles
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