Obama Focuses on Economy, Vowing to Help Middle Class - nytimes

In speeches in two small college towns in the Midwest, Mr. Obama lamented that typical Americans had been left behind by globalization, Wall Street irresponsibility and Washington policies, while the richest Americans had accumulated more wealth. He declared it “my highest priority”  - Obama Focuses on Economy, Vowing to Help Middle Class -- Obama’s Economics Speech at Knox College
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