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President Obama presented his plan to create jobs before a joint session of Congress Thursday night. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Mara Liasson for more on the president's speech.

President Obama presented his plan for job creation. For more, Robert Siegel talks to Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat.

President Obama outlines his jobs plan before the nation and Congress. For more, Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

The online retail giant has enjoyed a huge competitive advantage by not collecting sales taxes — as brick and mortar stores do. Consumers pay that much less for the same goods. But now a deal has been reached that could hasten the day consumers nationwide pay tax on things they buy online.

Ten years ago Friday, both the leader of the Sept. 11 hijackers and the U.S. counterterrorism chief were at work. They had spent years working on opposing sides of the same war. Retracing the actions of the two men over the years before the attacks shows how luck and focus made all the difference.

Exquisite creations for the world's top designers are in the works at a 130-year-old embroidery studio in Paris. At Maison Lesage, a small army of highly skilled sewers — affectionately called petites mains, or "little hands" — draw, sew and embroider for the biggest names in fashion.

Authorities say a credible, but unconfirmed, terrorism threat has surfaced in the past day. A tip out of Pakistan indicates there could be some plot targeting Washington, D.C. or New York. The threat has not been corroborated

President Obama plans to take his job creation message to the American people in the coming weeks. Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country. A group of people, who are employed, watched Obama's speech, and most of them are not convinced his plan would create good long-term jobs.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are still causing flooding and destruction — this time in the Northeast. Nearly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate homes from New York to Maryland because of the rising Susquehanna River. It's some of the worst flooding the region has seen in 40 years.

Google's deal with Zagat is part of the Internet giant's strategy to offer better local services. And it has some wondering if the company will launch an online and mobile reservation service similar to Open Table.