WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Saturday said the United States must make "tough choices" as it faces "difficult days in the months ahead."
In his weekly radio address, Obama reminded listeners of Friday's Labor Department report that the U.S. economy shed 651,000 jobs in February, and has lost 4.4 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007 -- driving the unemployment rate over 8 percent to its highest level in a quarter of a century.