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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Obama, lawmakers discuss safety net, job creation

President Barack Obama speaks as he awards the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation to the 2008 recipients at the White House in Washington October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

President Barack Obama speaks as he awards the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation to the 2008 recipients at the White House in Washington October 7, 2009.

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WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 7, 2009 5:10pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama discussed with top lawmakers on Wednesday the possibility of extending social safety net programs that are close to expiring and the need for job creation, a U.S. official said.

Obama met at the White House with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

"During the meeting they discussed the success of the Recovery Act, the possibility of extending programs that will soon expire and the many ways that we can work together to continue to save and create jobs in the future," the U.S. official said.

(Reporting by Caren Bohan; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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