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Jobs called goal by White House

Advisers give deficit back seat

Posted: December 14, 2009 at 5:29 a.m.

President Barack Obama’s chief economic advisers said Sunday that putting Americans back to work is the first order of business in working the country out of the economic downturn. Only then can they start tackling the federal debt.

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