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Eric Kleefeld | February 10, 2010, 8:59AM

Reid Puts Off Senate Business -- But Dems Still On Hand
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has delayed efforts to pass a jobs bill this week, due to the snowstorm shutting down Washington. However, Reid still expects to have Democratic Senators on hand to work on the bill -- because they can't go home. "You certainly aren't probably going to be able to leave if you wanted to with the storms being such as they are," said Reid.

Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will meet at 11:45 a.m. ET with a group of African-American leaders, to discuss the economy and jobs. The expected attendees include: Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Chairwoman, National Council of Negro Women; Benjamin T. Jealous, President, NAACP; former New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League; and Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder, National Action Network.

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