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President Barack Obama says he's concentrating on jobs even as he works on plans to strengthen the whole economy. In his weekly radio and Internet address. (Dec. 5)

Dow CEO Andrew Liveris and Dow Corning CEO Stephanie Burns are taking part in a summit where guests are sharing ideas on how to put Americans back to work.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined an invitation to testify to Congress about 'crashing' the president's state dinner last week. The move has prompted a lawmaker to threaten that they will be forced by subpoena to testify.

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan acknowledged mistakes were made by letting Tareq and Michaele Salahi into a state dinner but said he's confident President Barack Obama was never at risk. (Dec. 3)

The head of the Secret Service asserted Thursday that the security breach at last week's White House state dinner was an aberration and President Barack Obama was never at risk. (Dec. 3)

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Hans Nichols talks with Jon Erlichman about the outlook for today's job-creation summit at the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama will host a forum that will assemble economists, union heads and business leaders such as Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt and FedEx Corp.'s Fred Smith. (Source: Bloomberg)

While the Afghan government welcomed Obama's pledge to send an extra 30,000 troops, a Kabul-based analyst said the ultimate goal should be for Afghans to defend their own country. Duration: 01:06

Alejandra Cerball speaks with a former White House social secretary about the recent incident involving party crashers.

NEW HAVEN -- With the announcement that 30,000 more U.S. troops are heading overseas, an anti-war demonstration was scheduled to take place Wednesday in New Haven.

With more than 30,000 additional foreign soldiers headed toward them, Afghans have mixed views on how the new strategy outlined by US President Barack Obama will play out in their country. AFPTV spoke to residents in Kabul, who expressed concern that extra troops might not succeed in routing the Taliban, or solving other woes in the war-ravaged land. Duration: 01:23.

AP correspondents spoke to members of the military and civilians following Pres. Obama's speech on the war in Afghanistan. While some service members praised the surge and the timeline, others questioned the purpose of the war as a whole. (Dec. 1)

President Barack Obama will send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports on the president's strategy for escalating the war, and eventually ending the country's military mission there. (Dec. 1)

Here's the latest news for Tuesday, December 1: Obama's new Afghan plan; Seattle killer shot; Shoe thrower targeted; Bowden to retire.

In a prime-time speech at West Point Military Academy, Pres. Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into Afghanistan, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. (Dec.1)

President Barack Obama will send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports on the president's strategy for escalating the war, and eventually ending the country's military mission there. (Dec. 1)