US Senate rejects Obama jobs bill
Washington - AFP
In a blow to President Barack Obama, the US Senate on Tuesday effectively killed a jobs bill at the heart of his efforts to turn the sour economy around in the run up to the November 2012 elections. Lawmakers voted 50-49 to advance the $447 billion dollar plan, falling short of the 60 senators needed to do so, in the face of fierce opposition from Republicans eager to deny the president a second term.
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