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President Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

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President Obama said that extending the payroll tax cut is not a game for the millions of people who depend on that money to make ends meet. December 20, 2011.

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The American Jobs Act will invest $50 billion in infrastructure updates. September 22, 2011.

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Barack Obama has accused Congress of holding back the US economic recovery by blocking “common sense” measures he said would create jobs and help growth.

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Following a tour of an advanced manufacturing facility, the President says his goal is to see more products that are Made in America sold around the world. August 11, 2010.

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President Obama lays out the agreement he reached with congressional leaders to meet our financial obligations and reduce our debt in a video to supporters.

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President Obama tells reporters that some progress has been made in negotiations over raising the debt ceiling and hails a proposal from Congressional leaders that outlines a balanced approach to cut more than $4 trillion from the Federal deficit. July 19, 2011.

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CBS News political analyst John Dickerson’s weekly reporters roundtable, which included Politico’s Jonathan Martin, the Wall Street Journal’s Carol Lee and CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, discussed whether or not remarks uncovered by CBS News’ Mark Knoller will have any effect President Obama.

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MSNBC host Cenk Uygur on Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL) flip-flopping on the importance of jobs and Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) suggesting that President Obama wants the U.S. involved in Libya to deplete the military in order to call-up a private army allowed by ‘Obamacare’.

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The 112th Congress has convened and President Obama has started making big changes to his senior staff. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess these and other top political headlines.

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