With Debt Ceiling Fight Behind Him, Obama Promises Action on Jobs

WASHINGTON — Having ceded considerable ground to Republicans in the debt ceiling fight, President Obama set out Tuesday to reclaim the initiative on the economy, promising a new effort to spur job creation while seeking to position himself as a proven voice of reason in an era of ideological ...

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