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White House: too soon to discuss 2nd stimulus bill

Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:38pm EST

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is reviewing options to support the economy, but the first priority is to complete emergency government spending that has already been agreed, the White House said on Friday.

"Our focus obviously continues to be on ensuring that that money gets out as quickly as it is prescribed," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told a daily briefing. Earlier data showed that U.S. unemployment hit a 26 1/2-year peak of 10.2 percent in October.

"The president and his team for some time have been evaluating other ideas. Advisers were here earlier in the week to go through some of their ideas that the president and the team will look at, and decide if they make the most sense," he said, referring to a meeting hosted by Obama with a panel of experts from the world of business and academia.

(Reporting by Alister Bull; Editing by Doina Chiacu)



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