WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama set out fresh plans Tuesday to reinvigorate the U.S. economy, focusing on incentives to small businesses and hiring to bring down what he called the "staggering" 10 percent unemployment rate.
Obama called for perhaps US$150 billion or more in new federal spending, using money left over from a financial rescue plan - the Troubled Asset Relief Program - toward the small business community for investment and hiring.
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