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White House credits 12K AZ jobs to stimulus

U.S. President Barack Obama is applauded by Jeanne White-Ginder, ...

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U.S. President Barack Obama is applauded by Jeanne White-Ginder, ...

The White House said Friday that more than 12,000 jobs were saved or created in Arizona because of President Obama's economic stimulus plan, and Gov. Jan Brewer said most were ones saved in education, despite the state's deep budget troubles. The White House didn't immediately release figures from...

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U.S. tallies Md. jobs saved

News Source: Baltimore Sun | 25 days ago

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News Source: The Dallas Morning News | 25 days ago

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News Source: Denver Post | 25 days ago

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News Source: The Journal Gazette | 25 days ago

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White House credits 12K AZ jobs to stimulus

News Source: Arizona Daily star | 25 days ago

The White House said Friday that more than 12,000 jobs were saved or created in Arizona because of President Obama's economic stimulus plan, and Gov. Jan Brewer said most were ones saved in education, despite the state's deep budget troubles. The...
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News Source: The New York Times | 25 days ago

On Friday, the Obama administration released the most detailed information yet on the jobs created by the stimulus. Of the 640,239 jobs recipients claimed to have created or saved so far, officials said, more than half 325,000 were in education.