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As Job Loss Rises, Obama Aides Act to Fix Safety Net
By JACKIE CALMES
Published: October 5, 2009
WASHINGTON – With unemployment expected to rise well into next year even as the economy slowly recovers, the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress are discussing extending several safety net programs as well as proposing new tax incentives for businesses to renew hiring.President Obama’s economic team discussed a wide range of ideas at a meeting on Monday, following his Saturday radio address in which he said it would “explore additional options to promote job creation.” But officials emphasized that a decision was still far off and that in any event the effort would not add up to a second economic stimulus package, only an extension of the first.“We’re thinking through all additional potential strategies for accelerating job creation,” said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod.
Kim Jong-il: nuclear talks depend on direct negotiations with US
North Korean leader quoted as saying he’s prepared to revive six-party talks if progress is made in dialogue with Washington
Jonathan Watts in Beijing and agencies
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 October 2009 07.37 BST
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, said his country is prepared to return to international nuclear disarmament talks if it can first make progress in bilateral negotiations with the US.His comments to the Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, lifted hopes for a revival of six-party talks, which Pyongyang declared “dead” earlier this year after being punished with UN sanctions for long-range rocket and nuclear tests.
The remarks were carried today by the North Korean and Chinese state news agencies during the second day of Wen’s visit to Pyongyang.