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Report: Stimulus created or saved 10,000 Wis. jobs

Federal stimulus money created or saved more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin, President Barack Obamaâ??s administration reported Friday. The report showed that in total $2.4 billion had been awarded and $733 million had been received in Wisconsin. The state reported spending about $680 million in stimulus money through the end of September. The UW System spent about $5.2 million.