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Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, of "The Wall Street Journal," about the annual budget proposal that President Obama is set to unveil on Monday.

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President Obama, in a joint session of Congress Thursday night, will announce his plan to get more Americans working.

David Greene speaks to David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal about the challenges Obama faces promoting a jobs program and reviving the economy.

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Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel talks about where we are in terms of the U.S. credit rating and whether it may be downgraded.

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With the August deadline on the debt ceiling looming, President Obama and Republicans say they have agreed on a set of spending cuts.

The president is insisting that the package include some revenue. The debate seems to center on when is a tax increase not a tax increase.

David Wessel, economics editor of "The Wall Street Journal," talks to Renee Montagne about Thursday's deficit reduction talks at the White House.

Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of "The Wall Street Journal" about his recent trip to China, and the pressures on foreign businesses operating there.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is in Germany, where he defended U.S. efforts to invigorate its economy with an aggressive bond-buying program.

The speech he made Friday at a conference of European bankers is making headlines. For more on the Fed chief's comments, Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, cautions that Friday's unemployment numbers may be misleading.

He tells Renee Montagne the new Labor Department numbers are expected to be better than last month's, but that long-term unemployment is still a serious problem.

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David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Linda Wertheimer about the financial regulation bill introduced Monday by Senator Chris Dodd.

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Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) unveiled a financial regulation bill Tuesday that would take the job of overseeing banks away from the Fed, and give it to a new agency.

But fellow Democrats Barney Frank (D-MA) and President Obama have a different approach on the issue. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, offers his insight.

It was a year ago that the financial crisis took a devastating turn for the worse with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

A lot has happened since then. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Steve Inskeep about where we stand one year since the financial crisis began.

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