WASHINGTON (AFP) – US unemployment claims hit a 26-year high and home building fell to half-century lows, data showed Thursday, highlighting the scale of the recession facing the new Obama administration.
President Barack Obama has made economic recovery his administration's top immediate priority and is seeking an 825-billion-dollar stimulus package from Congress to kick-start growth.
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