Senate GOP poised to scuttle Obama's jobs plan

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, appears likely to fail because Republicans oppose its spending components and its tax surcharge on millionaires. Obama has been waging a campaign-style effort to rally public support behind the $447 billion ...

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