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Thomas. president obama told those workers he was speaking to in detroit that his plan will include investing in infrastructure projects, which he believes could put about a million construction workers back to work. he also said it will include extending the payroll tax cuts. so really just a little glimpse. we know from talking to our was sos here that the white house is also considering investing in green energy projects, providing tax breaks for companies who hire new workers and ideas like ...

Holiday weekend putting the finishing touches on that major jobs proposal. all of which which is going to be unveiled before a joint session of congress this thursday night. the president expected to among other things announce infrastructure projects, free trade agreements and payroll tax cuts as part of that plan. theres still a whole heck of a lot that we do not know. perhaps the biggest question is what will republicans actually agree to. joining me now karen hunter and joe watkins. thank yo...

The portions of this. were hearing obviously eric canton seems to be supportive of some of the infrastructure projects were hearing from the "new york times" this morning. there seems to be some consensus. put it all out on the table. why wait? why piecemeal it out? >> lets hear what you byes have to say about this? twitter me at juliet huddy -- i should know this by now. >> ff weekend save you the hassle of finding all of us. >> i love to see my twitter light light up. >> it takes one to know o...

Strengthen the nations struggling me. -- economy. some republicans calling it another speech. ed henry is live at the white house. what can we expect from the president tonight. >> reporter: im hearing the price tag is more likely in the 400 billion dollar rage that it has risen. cuts and targeting spending like infrastructure projects. the other ingredient is the tone of the presidents speech. his aides are telling me he wants to convey a sense of deep urgency about the desperate economic situa...

Party movement frommcl the liberal left. >> wait until you hear the rest of this shocking rant. >> the anointed one stands firm in favor of the federal gas tax and more spending on infrastructure projects. well debate the question, can you afford four more? we are on the road to 2012. hannity starts right here, right now. controversy erupted today after president obama announced that he intends to unveil his jobs plan in the form of a speech to a joint session of congress. one itsy-bitsy problem...

Analysts dont expect to see much change even though the weekly jobless figures are down. thats good news. all of this comes less than a week before president obama is expected to roll out his new jobs plan. he is increasingly under pressure even from democrats who say hes been compromising too much. what they want to see is a fresh new plan that the president thinks will work, a vision as they put it to distinguish himself from the republican party. so far we believe his plan will include infras...

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More about the president protecting his job next year than protecting other jobs. >> theres a much simpler reason to oppose the presidents economic policies. it has nothing to do with politics. they simply dont work. this isnt a jobs plan. it is a reelection plan. >> reporter: youre hearing republicans say theyve heard this before. senator mccain telling greta van susteren that it is like taking the same wine and putting it in a new bottle. >> trace: the dump truck ready jobs, ed, thank. congres...

The shelves while wedding guests are told how to behave on the big day. good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. im alex witt. lets get to whats happening right now out there. well, it came down to the wire. just minutes after midnight congress passed a budget bill to avoid a government shutdown. today theres new reaction from president obama who says the $38 billion in cuts will require sacrifice by all americans. >> some of the cuts we draeed to will be painful. programs we rely on w...

Congress passed a budget bill to avoid a government shutdown. today theres new reaction from president obama who says the $38.5 billion in cuts will require sacrifice by all americans. >> so i guess we agreed to it will be painful, programs people rely on will be cut back. needed infrastructure projects will be delayed. i would not have made these cuts in better circumstances. but we also prevented this important debate from being overtaken by politics and unrelated social issues. >> republicans...