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By Doug Cunningham

As Congress considers a jobs bill, the AFL-CIO says recent polls show the American people’s solid support of government spending money to create jobs and help the jobless. A CNN poll in mid-January showed 80 percent of Americans support government spending on roads and bridges while 83 percent support aid to unemployed workers. The latest CNN poll, taken in mid-January, shows four of five Americans (80 percent) favor government spending on roads and bridges, and 83 percent approve of aid to unemployed workers.