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Obama to host White House summit on long-term unemployed Friday
Washington Post ^ | 1/31/14 | JULIET EILPERIN

Posted on 01/31/2014 4:52:30 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

Obama will bring business leaders to the White House Friday who have pledged to make a concerted effort to hire the long-term unemployed, part of his ongoing campaign to mobilize action outside of Washington to achieve his policy goals.

More than 300 companies—including 20 of the nation’s 50 largest, such as Apple, Wal-Mart and General Motors—have agreed to reassess their hiring practices at the president’s request to make sure they are not biased against Americans who have been out of work for more than six months.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obamafail
I really wanted to post this under "humor".
1 posted on 01/31/2014 4:52:30 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Free beer!


2 posted on 01/31/2014 4:53:27 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Obama: you’re invited to come and help me think of ways to solve the problems I created.


3 posted on 01/31/2014 5:14:51 AM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: From The Deer Stand

He’s probably trying to come up with a way to survive after he leaves Washington. He doesn’t need a “beer summit” to get his answer because we have already got that figured out as he spends his remaining days on earth in one of our jails.


4 posted on 01/31/2014 5:21:41 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: SoFloFreeper

When I saw the title, I thought it was satire ... for a split second.


5 posted on 01/31/2014 5:23:36 AM PST by Qiviut (It's hard to be a donk if you're sane & it's hard to be a pubbie if you have any integrity.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

How stupid get one get?? Just another annoyance for the business folks.


6 posted on 01/31/2014 5:49:01 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SoFloFreeper

He’s checking out no-show, obscenely compensated job opportunities with his buddies after this POTUS gig is over.


7 posted on 01/31/2014 5:54:10 AM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: From The Deer Stand
Obama: you’re invited to come and help me think of ways to solve the problems I created.

"...And then I'll tell you why you're wrong!"

8 posted on 01/31/2014 6:41:29 AM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: SoFloFreeper

Here’s the GOPe solution. Legalize 20 million illegal immigrants. That’s pure logic!


9 posted on 01/31/2014 6:46:56 AM PST by turducken
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