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Monday, September 03, 2012  President Obama responds to the Republican National Convention

Monday, October 24, 2011  Already financially hurting school districts brace for more cuts ahead

Friday, October 21, 2011  Senate rejects piece of big Obama jobs bill aimed at teachers and first responders

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  On final day of bus tour, Obama, first lady to tout jobs measures for unemployed veterans

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Lawmakers, White House regroup after Senate scuttles Obama jobs plan

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Facing defeat, Obama calls for jobs bill; initiates own steps with help of advisory council

Monday, October 10, 2011  SPIN METER: For Obama, a disconnect between rhetoric and reality in sales pitch on jobs plan

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Senate Democrats have different idea on paying for Obama's jobs bill; White House open to it

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Already handed a tough task, congressional debt panel faces complications from Obama jobs plan

Monday, September 12, 2011  Obama sending jobs bill to Congress, urges passage without 'games, politics or delays'

Friday, September 09, 2011  FACT CHECK: Obama makes iffy claim in jobs speech to Congress that his plan is paid for

Friday, September 09, 2011  Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill, but Republicans skeptical

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Texas Democrats in Congress rejected state Republicans' pleas - and the threat of a lawsuit - on Tuesday and helped pass a jobs bill that critics say will cost Texas schools more than $800 million.

Thursday, August 05, 2010  The U.S. Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would require Texas to maintain state education spending levels through 2013.

Friday, June 25, 2010  The demise of their jobs-agenda legislation Thursday means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than 200,000 people a week.