Obama Says He Will Focus On Job Creation In SOTU

Obama Says He Will Focus On Job Creation In SOTU
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama said Thursday he would focus on job creation in his upcoming State of the Union address next week, during a speech to the House Democratic Conference at a retreat in Leesburg, Va.

"That means that what you'll hear from me next week, I'm going to be talking about making sure that we're focused on job creation here in the United States of America," Obama said.

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