Obama would raise taxes to pay for his jobs bill (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110913/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110912/capt.0fac81e5a7b3491aa884e0ac494b7127-0fac81e5a7b3491aa884e0ac494b7127-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=OlajsNE0tfU1EDRgypkVQQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and others, talks about his American Jobs Act during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a sharp challenge to the GOP, President Barack Obama proposed paying for his costly new jobs plan Monday with tax hikes that Republicans have already emphatically rejected. The reception to his new proposal was no more welcoming, setting the stage for a likely new fight with Congress.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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