WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of better-than-expected private sector job growth. But with the unemployment rate ticking upward nevertheless, he said he’d roll out new plans next week to spur the economy.

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As a dismal July jobs report is released, news comes from The Washington Post that the White House is "seriously weighing a package of business tax breaks... to spur hiring." The news revamps an earlier debate in the blogosphere back when the cuts were somewhat more hazy and theoretical. Bloggers on the left and right are both welcoming the idea of putting a payroll tax-cut on the table. Many ...

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