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Obama: Turning around unemployment

By Joel McDonald • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Related News

The high unemployment numbers released this week rattled the country, as anxiety about the deepening recession hit home to more and more American families.

President-elect Obama’s Weekly Address responds with an urgent call for immediate and dramatic action to get our economy working again.

The President-elect’s proposed plan won’t just create jobs — it will also provide help for those who have lost theirs with bi-partisan measures to families and states hit hardest by this recession.

Transcript of Obama’s Address

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Joel McDonald has been following Virginia politics since February 2008, starting with the Democratic Presidential Primary. Since then, he has been the primary new media contact for progressive district and statewide campaigns.
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