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Obama promises more than 600,000 stimulus jobs

President Barack Obama promised Monday todeliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulusplan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions intopublic works projects, schools and summer youth programs.

Obama is ramping up his stimulus program this week even as hisadvisers are ramping down expectations about when the spending planwill stem rising unemployment.

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