Obama: Jobs Report Is "Cause for Hope" (AP) Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama over proposals to create jobs in dueling radio addresses Saturday, highlighting the difficulty of reaching b...

WASHINGTON -US President Barack Obama called Saturday for new steps to support America's small businesses, saying they are key to rebuilding the economy on a new, stronger foundation and creating jobs.

US recovery hinges on small businesses hiring and spending again, say analysts.

President Barack Obama said small businesses are the places where most new jobs begin and will be at the forefront of new hiring as the economy recovers.

In speech to weary party leaders, he vows not to let setbacks curtail ambitious domestic agenda.

Immutable law of Beltway political physics: The only real jobs that a government stimulus stimulates are government jobs. A year after President Obama signed his first almost trillion-dollar economic-stimulus package into law, the federal workforce is at an all-time high. The nation's unemployment rate has swelled to 9.7...

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By PHILIP ELLIOTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON | Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama in their Saturday media addresses over proposals to create jobs, further evidence of the difficulty of bipartisan solutions to the nations pressing problems.

House Democrats blast two Republican initiatives, hoping to get momentum for their own ideas on fixing the economy. Read more...

President Barack Obama has called for expanding the size of loans made through the Small Business Administration s SBA Express program from $350,000 to $1 million.

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Small businesses are becoming the Achilles heel of the U.S. recovery by limiting growth and job creation. Companies with fewer than 500 employees, such as Phoenix Technologies Ltd . and Sonic Corp.

Just a year after celebrating Barack Obamas inauguration, despondent Democrats on Saturday heard from their party leader who urged optimism in the face of Republicans strong challenge to their congressional dominance.

As Senate Democrats look to pass a jobs bill before Presidents Day, experts say the debate is an opportunity to see if calls for bipartisanship will be answered.

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Sentiment has been lifted by the Dow's late-day rally on Friday.

President Obama braved the "snowmageddon" today to address the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting, and he told them it's not just the blizzard that has Washington paralyzed. Democratic National Committee - Barack Obama - Democratic - Washington DC - United States

Michelle Obama campaigns for a thinner America.

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President Obama gave a pep talk to Democrats on Saturday, assuring them that despite recent setbacks he would continue pushing his ambitious domestic agenda, including his plan to overhaul the nation's health-care system.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama in their Saturday media addresses over proposals to create jobs, further evidenceof the difficulty of bipartisan solutions to the nation's pressing problems.