First, President Obama credited his federal stimulus package with producing 73,000 jobs in Virginia. Then, one day later, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced that he had helped create 71,500 jobs in Virginia since taking office — in part because of the strong economic climate he had fostered.

Federal stimulus funds are responsible for 66,000 jobs in Virginia through the first quarter, according to an analysis from the nation’s Council of Economic Advisers. The information follows a report released earlier this week by the CEA that credited the federal Recovery Act with creating or saving 2.5 million jobs nationwide during that same period.
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