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Tue 09 Sep 2010US infrastructure plan aims to cut number of jobless
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has unveiled a plan to spend $50 billion building roads, railways and airport runways next year in an effort to show he is tackling the US’s chronic unemployment problem ahead of the November mid-term elections.
But the president’s plan is almost certain to fail to win congressional approval, with many Democrats unwilling to support new spending and Republicans loath to give the administration legislative victories before the November 2nd vote.
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