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Speechgate: Controversy Over Obama's Jobs Speech Scheduling Stunt

The Special Report panel discusses the conflict between President Obama and John Boehner over the president’s request for a Joint Session of Congress to deliver his anticipated “Jobs Speech” on the same evening as a GOP Presidential debate.


UPDATE: The Washington Post reports: President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8 to lay out his plan for jobs and the economy, the White House announced Wednesday night. The date is one day later than the president requested earlier Wednesday, but that date conflicted with a scheduled debate of Republican presidential candidates, drawing objections from GOP lawmakers. House Speaker John A. Boehner responded by suggesting that Obama come to Capitol Hill on Thursday night, a date that now puts the president up against the first game of the NFL season.


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