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Obama will also sign a presidential memorandum granting federal employees six weeks paid leave after the birth of a child and six additional weeks of unpaid administrative leave, Jarrett said, adding that Obama would call on cities and states to adopt similar measures. The president will outline a new plan to help states create paid leave programs, and provide new funding through the Department of Labor for feasibility studies that will help other states and municipalities figure out the best way to implement programs of their own, Jarrett said. (Mufson, 1/14)

President Barack Obama will outline a plan Thursday to help states create paid leave programs and to fund Labor Department feasibility studies on paid leave. “This is not a partisan issue; this is a family issue, and it’s an economic issue,” senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said in a conference call with reporters. (Levine, 1/14)