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President Obama's Jobs Speech

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We get reaction to President Barack Obama’s jobs speech, given Thursday evening to a joint session of Congress. What are the prospects for the president’s jobs plan?

Guests:

Laura D'Andrea Tyson, professor of global management at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, former chair of President Bill Clinton's council of Economic Advisers, former member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and current member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Matthew Bishop, American business editor and New York bureau chief for The Economist and co-author of the book "Philanthrocapitalism"

Andrew Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

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