Obama can't create many jobs without Congress' help, analysts say

President Barack Obama's own job may be on the line as he presents his plan for job creation this week, with the nation's unemployment rate mired at 9.1 percent and his popularity at a record low.
He'll call on Congress to back him on a package of proposals that the White House says will put Americans back to work. Earlier this summer he tried to rally public pressure on Congress to do as he wished, and he may do so again, exercising his power of the bully pulpit. Last week he threatened to bash Republicans on the campaign trail if they fail to follow his lead.
But Republicans in Congress are dead set against any big new spending program, and they
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Obama readying plan boost jobs cut deficits

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday said President Barack Obama  would unveil fresh ideas to jump-start the economy and cut deficits, but details offered so far appeared to be a compilation of old proposals.
Obama faces serious doubts among Americans about his economic leadership and
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