President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.

BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a mess? If the economy#39;s direction is the key, President Barack Obama#39;s hand just keeps getting better. A new snapshot Friday showed the unemployment rate has tumbled to 8.3 percent. That means ...

BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a mess? If the economy#39;s direction is the key, President Barack Obama#39;s hand just keeps getting stronger. A new snapshot Friday showed the unemployment rate has tumbled to 8.3 percent. That means ...

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney welcomes a jump in new jobs and a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate but charged that President Barack Obama had quot;prevented a true economic recovery.quot;

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will propose $6.5 billion in programs to spur U.S. veteran hiring as first responders and land preservationists, the White House said.