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President Obama will address a joint session of Congress this week to discuss a new jobs plan. But some predict that the speech will avoid the real questions about who exactly creates jobs.

Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard looks for answers in the Obama administration's approach to the economy.

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In his State of the Union address, the president is expected to characterize the nation's challenges as between the United States and the rest of the world, and not Democrats and Republicans.

"At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else."

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In the midst of dire predictions for Democrats in November, President Obama spent part of his Labor Day in Milwaukee -- part of a week he'll spend promoting new initiatives to boost the economy.

On Monday, the president called for spending an extra $50 billion on the nation's roads and railways, in hopes of putting more Americans back to work.

Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Scott Horsley.

President Obama travels to Holland, Mich., on Thursday to participate in the ground breaking of a factory benefiting from federal stimulus dollars.

The plant will manufacture advanced batteries for Chevrolet and Ford electric cars. Western Michigan is traditionally wary of government programs, but is desperate for new jobs.

President Obama welcomed the new jobs numbers, but said much work needed to be done. He told workers near Charlotte, N.C., that his policies had helped spur job growth.

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Projections of bigger savings from the financial bailout fund are setting up a fight over how to use the anticipated $200 billion windfall.

The president is likely to push for a new jobs program while congressional Republicans insist the money go to cutting the budget deficit.

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President Obama has been urging Americans to pursue at least one year of education beyond high school. He and others say most new jobs being created require at least a two-year college degree.

But that notion is being challenged by those who say formal schooling might not be the answer for everyone.

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Ohio is one state that's had a lot of trouble translating the money from President Obama's stimulus package into new jobs — and a poll indicates they're holding the President accountable.

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