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    Which Way, L.A.?

    'Job One' for the President: Creating Jobs

    In America's "jobless" economic recovery, unemployment is setting records. The Obama Administration has adopted a long-term approach to creating new jobs . But the President has now conceded that "our friends, neighbors and family members are desperately searching for jobs." He's called for a Jobs Summit at the White House next month.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In America's "jobless" economic recovery, unemployment is setting records. The Obama Administration has adopted a long-term approach to creating new jobs. But the President has now conceded that "our friends, neighbors and family members are desperately searching for jobs." He's called for a Jobs Summit at the White House next month.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    For Obama, Job One; In Southern California, Art and Pot
    1. 0:00'Job One' for the President: Creating JobsYou’re reading this
    2. 26:38Progress on the Medical Marijuana Ordinance
    3. 45:14Cities Vie for New Broad Museum
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