Obama welcomes 'positive' jobs report, renews call for small business aid to spur economy

Obama welcomes 'positive' jobs report, renews call for small business aid to spur economy

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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