http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_bi_ge/us_stimulus_jobs]Stimulus saved, created 650,000 jobs, gov't claims (AP)[/URL]



AP - Nearly 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the government said Friday, and the White House declared the nation on track to meet the president's goal of 3.5 million by the end of next year.