After squaring off with House Speaker John Boehner over when President Barack Obama could address Congress on his job plan, the White House announced late Wednesday that they would postpone the speech back a day to Thursday, Sept. 8. But the final result came after an entire day of partisan bickering over who would come out on top. Here’s a look at how the day played out, blow by blow:11:55 a.m.: White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer announces on Twitter that President Obama has called for a joint session of Congress Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. so he can make his much-anticipated jobs speech to lawmakers and the nation.
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