Obama unveils huge jobs and infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama unveiled plans Monday to spend at least 50 billion dollars to expand and renew US roads, railways and airports, in a fresh bid to fire up sluggish economic growth.
Obama, under intense pressure over November's mid-term congressional elections, in which his Democrats fear heavy losses, was set to formally make the announcement in a speech in Wisconsin, an official said.
The event, marking Labor Day, the traditional kick-off for US election campaigns, heralds a week in which Obama also travels to another struggling state, Ohio, and holds a press conference in a bid to ease his political woes.
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Obama, under intense pressure over November's mid-term congressional elections, in which his Democrats fear heavy losses, was set to formally make the announcement in a speech in Wisconsin, an official said.
The event, marking Labor Day, the traditional kick-off for US election campaigns, heralds a week in which Obama also travels to another struggling state, Ohio, and holds a press conference in a bid to ease his political woes.
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