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Obama to hold news conference next week

The Associated Press

will hold a news conference at the on Sept. 10.

The White House said Obama would use the news conference as an opportunity to discuss his administration's work on the economy, capping a week in which the president will also travel to and for economic events.

Obama has been criticized for rarely holding news conferences, preferring instead to communicate through one-on-one media interviews.

The president last held a White House news conference in May to address the Gulf oil spill.

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