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Friday, January 27, 2012

Obama pushes colleges to keep tuition under control - Chicago Tribune

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ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, appearing before thousands of cheering students at the University of Michigan, touted his plan on Friday to reward colleges that keep their tuition under control with more federal aid as he makes school affordability a top election-year priority.

Obama, seeking to reform federal aid for students to pay spiraling college costs, unveiled fresh details of a proposal to make higher education affordable for more families that he first announced on Tuesday in his State of the Union address.

His plan is aimed at helping students pay for a higher education, which is seen as crucial for employment as the country is grappling with an 8.5 percent jobless rate. It also specifically targets the issue of income and access, a central focus of the November 6 presidential race that has zeroed in on the nation's widening wealth gap.

Obama's plan would have his administration redistribute campus-based aid, which is handled directly by schools, based on schools' performance: colleges that keep tuition costs in check and get students to graduate would get more money than other schools that do not.

"We're putting colleges on notice: you can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can't stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down," the Democratic president said at the speech that had all the trappings of a campaign event with striped bunting and a crowd-filled stage.

Obama couched his remarks in the broad populist themes of his re-election campaign - of sticking up for the middle class, rewarding companies for bringing jobs back home, and ensuring that the rich pay higher taxes.

"We should push colleges to do better. We should hold them accountable if they don't," he told a crowd of about 4,000 people.

Low-interest federal Perkins loans for poor students will also be expanded to $10 billion a year, the White House said in a statement. Another $1 billion grant will go to states that reform their higher education systems, it added.

Obama also called for a "college scorecard" that would give prospective students and families a uniform, easy-to-read look at information such as tuition and graduation rates across all universities -- just as labels on food packages offer a standard look at essential facts.

Other proposed changes would require congressional action, something many analysts and others see as unlikely in an election year.

Obama wants lawmakers to increase the number of work-study jobs over the next five years. He also has called on Congress to block an increase in interest rates on federal student loans set to take effect July 1, doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent for about 7.4 million students with Stafford loans, low-interest loans directly from the Department of Education.

(Writing By Susan Heavey; additional reporting by Alister Bull in Washington; Editing by Will Dunham and Vicki Allen) Copyright © 2012, Reuters

sns-rt-us-obama-educationtre80q1p7-20120127 EmailprintComments16 trblib.jQuery(function() { trblib.require('http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js', function() { stLight.options({ publisher:'4b7449a5-38e2-462a-a6cd-97326133f123', onhover: false, newOrZero: 'zero' }); }); });   Comments (16)Add / View comments | Discussion FAQ ChiGirl58 at 12:43 PM January 27, 2012

Meanwhile, not a Chevy Volt in sight:

http://nevadajournal.com/2012/01/26/president-obama-leaves-event-promoting-clean-energy-motorcade-22-fossil-fueled-vehicles/

Blah Blah Blah.....I'm really serious now....vote for me.....I really mean it this time....

castlewood2 at 12:39 PM January 27, 2012

Blah, blah blah, look I'll help , vote for  me, blah, blah, all talk no definitive plans on how this can be acheved like all his other plans , anything that comes out of his mouth is just hot air!

Just continue to give our tax dollars to more solar panel and electric car battery companies who gladly take the money and immediately filed for bankruptcy!

Mr. President , you sir are an embarrasment to the office you hold.

Jean SmilingCoyote at 12:39 PM January 27, 2012

It would also help a lot if Obama made a national commitment to persuading employers to get all college graduates promptly hired into jobs which they want to put their college educations to work, and to start their careers. Politicians, journalists and pundits glibly tout the lower unemployment rate for college grads; but unemployment is unemployment regardless of one's educational attainment. The more an unemployed American could be doing for pay, the more hurtful the discrepancy, and the more costly to the nation, not the least of which is lost tax revenues. There is also a lot of discrimination against college grads seeking 1st jobs using their education. Many employers demand applicants with internships before they graduated; if that wasn't possible, they regard the college degree as completely worthless by itself. A survey would show that few employers who hire college grads, will hire grads with those same majors who don't already have paid work experience in the field. There's a system for bringing new MD's into the workforce as such, but none for most majors. We need the bottom rung on our career ladder restored and required. It can no longer be left to the whims of discriminatory employers.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

1.1 million dollar bus used by Obama has high-tech defense – but what are they? -Christian Science Monitor

President Barack Obama has more than 300 miles in the rural Midwest so far on what Republican leader, Mitt Romney, his "magical misery tour." calling is logged in the three day bus ride takes President Obama by Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

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But many are more interested in the secret as any economic misery. The secret is of course what kind of bus buys $1.1 million.

The impressive size is Greyhound bus black, with black Windows and red and blue police lights.

The secret service refuses to give away many details on the design, but has said that it has similar functions to the Obama of regular ride the beast. The tricked-out Cadillac known as the beast sees from like a regular sedan, but more is built like a tank.

If the Obama bus of the beast is similar to it have tank-like armor and advanced technology. The beast has, for example, 8-inch-thick armor plated pages, special bulletproof glass and Kevlar-reinforced tyres. The tires are mounted on specially designed wheels that continue to drive, even if the tires may be absent.

Like the beast of the bus is probably airtight, and probably has an advanced fire suppression system, oxygen tanks, and is built to withstand a chemical attack.

A medical emergency bags of Obama of blood are carried out, probably on board as they are in the beast.

With more space as the beast, the bus is probably more defensive tricks up their sleeves have high as the beast night-vision cameras, shotguns and tear gas guns.

The electronics and communications are certainly state of the art, and be sure to replicate the beast direct satellite phone line, Vice President and the Pentagon.

The secret service uses a Fund for transport and armoured vehicles, buy two of these buses by the Hemphill brothers coach company for a total of $2,191,960. No word as to whether the company will be more, but Cadillac said she would not do, the beast for all private or foreign country say the design is "very private and secret." Chances are these buses are two of a kind and will remain so.

While $ 2.2 million may sound, it is expected over a 10-year period cheaper than the normal are rented buses, and a secret service official implied rented buses not safe enough, said: "we do not with the level of protection of rented buses offered content can be."

And they are not only for the President. The second bus is expected to be used by the Republican presidential candidate, and both will eventually be used for visiting dignitaries and future office holders and candidates.

But until the secret service releases more details, the real technology within the Obama will remain a secret bus.


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In the campaign mode, Obama talks jobs in Midwest - Reuters

* Obama on the road in a 3-day bus tour of Midwest

* Obama to certain business plan in September (changes Dateline, updates with Obama comments throughout) submitted

By Alister Bull

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted Republicans for playing politics with the economy on Monday, when he took on the road a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest in job growth to focus and to distance itself from anger toward Washington, which 2012 re-election delle his hopes could.

The President-three day trip on a black bus with darkened Windows and red and blue flashing lights, began communities in Minnesota, wound through Backroads, hills and farms to Iowa and ends in Illinois.

Obama won all three States in the presidential election in 2008, although Iowa before recently host to Republicans compete has played to him for the White House next year, which was to criticize its record have, as it crosses the State to fight.

The White House says that Obama is on listening tour to hear from the Americans about the economy and talk about jobs and job boost to. Jobs are with U.S. unemployment at just over 9 percent involved the central question for the voters in the President and Congress are elections next year.

Obama said he would put a plan for economic growth at the Congress of summer break returns and legislators to be questioned.

"I will put forward are entirely if they have a specific plan to increase the economy to create jobs and control our deficit in September again." "And my attitude is finished--."

The tour exposes the Democratic President to the voters who interpret polls indicate angry are about political gridlock in Washington, because it starts serious campaigns for the November 2012 election.

Obama touted his job growth of agenda, including pacts and promotion of the infrastructure projects to create construction jobs expand a tax cut wage and salary statement, conclusion of free trade agreements.

But a divided Congress, where Republicans control the House of representatives and against any significant spending measures for the promotion of growth are bound Obama hands.

Obama quotes a column by Warren Buffett, in which the billionaire investor said the rich "by the Congress to argue for tax increases on the rich as well spending cuts which the deficit gap close amicably was had".

CREATION OF JOBS AT TOP

He cited a debate last week, the Republicans vying for the party presidential nomination, in which all eight said, that she would not consider allowing that even a $1-boost in Staatseinnahmen--through taxes or fees-for every $10 in cuts.

"This is not just common sense," said Obama, Minnesota earlier.

Republicans suggested the trip as a taxpayer-funded "tour and Obama debt end" bus on high unemployment, record government debt and the weakening economy hammered.

Some Obama of fellow Democrats disappointment have expressed, that the President has not promoted plans aggressive jobs boost growth.

Obama was a divisive debate on the public debt and deficits that triggered and undermine the public believe a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating distracted in Washington for much of the summer.

"Only by this debacle with the debt ceiling-a completely self-inflicted wound, we went", Obama said. Because of the policies "some in Congress would rather see, their opponents lose than win America, we ended up creating more insecurity and more damage to an economy that was already weak."

A Gallup tracking completed Saturday's poll Obama with 39 percent Zustimmung--the lowest his presidential-but the last polls showed significantly lower approval ratings for Congress.

Obama keeps a rural economic forum in Peosta, Iowa, on Tuesday and town hall meeting in Atkinson and alpha, Illinois, on Wednesday before returning to Washington.

The distinctive campaign will help style of travel, to test the Democratic President, its organisation and the popular sports like field that accepts Republican presidential candidate of clear form support.

Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican nomination on Saturday and joined immediately early leader Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann in the top tier of candidates in the field. (Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington;) Writing by Tabassum Zakaria and Alister Bull; (Edit Eastham Allen and Todd by Vicki)


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Monday, August 15, 2011

In the campaign mode, Obama talks jobs in Midwest - Reuters

Photographers (bottom) take pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks at a town hall-style event at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa August 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed

(below), 1 out of 16 photographers take pictures of President Barack Obama as he speaks at a town hall style event at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah (Iowa) 15 August 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Jason ReedBy Alister Bull

DECORAH, Iowa | Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:40 pm EDT

DECORAH, Iowa (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blasted Republicans for playing politics with the economy on Monday, when he took on the road a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest in job growth to focus and to distance itself from anger toward Washington, which 2012 re-election delle his hopes could.

The President-three day trip on a black bus with darkened Windows and red and blue flashing lights, began communities in Minnesota, wound through Backroads, hills and farms to Iowa and ends in Illinois.

Obama won all three States in the presidential election in 2008, although Iowa before recently host to Republicans compete has played to him for the White House next year, which was to criticize its record have, as it crosses the State to fight.

The White House says that Obama is on listening tour to hear from the Americans about the economy and talk about jobs and job boost to. Jobs are with U.S. unemployment at just over 9 percent involved the central question for the voters in the President and Congress are elections next year.

Obama said he would put a plan for economic growth at the Congress of summer break returns and legislators to be questioned.

"I will put forward are entirely if they have a specific plan to increase the economy to create jobs and control our deficit in September again." "And my attitude is finished--."

The tour exposes the Democratic President to the voters who interpret polls indicate angry are about political gridlock in Washington, because it starts serious campaigns for the November 2012 election.

Obama touted his job growth of agenda, including pacts and promotion of the infrastructure projects to create construction jobs expand a tax cut wage and salary statement, conclusion of free trade agreements.

But a divided Congress, where Republicans control the House of representatives and against any significant spending measures for the promotion of growth are bound Obama hands.

Obama quotes a column by Warren Buffett, in which the billionaire investor said the rich "by the Congress to argue for tax increases on the rich as well spending cuts which the deficit gap close amicably was had".

CREATION OF JOBS AT TOP

He cited a debate last week, the Republicans vying for the party presidential nomination, in which all eight said, that she would not consider allowing that even a $1-boost in Staatseinnahmen--through taxes or fees-for every $10 in cuts.

"This is not just common sense," said Obama, Minnesota earlier.

Republicans suggested the trip as a taxpayer-funded "tour and Obama debt end" bus on high unemployment, record government debt and the weakening economy hammered.

Some Obama of fellow Democrats disappointment have expressed, that the President has not promoted plans aggressive jobs boost growth.

Obama was a divisive debate on the public debt and deficits that triggered and undermine the public believe a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating distracted in Washington for much of the summer.

"Only by this debacle with the debt ceiling-a completely self-inflicted wound, we went", Obama said. Because of the policies "some in Congress would rather see, their opponents lose than win America, we ended up creating more insecurity and more damage to an economy that was already weak."

A Gallup tracking completed Saturday's poll Obama with 39 percent Zustimmung--the lowest his presidential-but the last polls showed significantly lower approval ratings for Congress.

Obama keeps a rural economic forum in Peosta, Iowa, on Tuesday and town hall meeting in Atkinson and alpha, Illinois, on Wednesday before returning to Washington.

The distinctive campaign will help style of travel, to test the Democratic President, its organisation and the popular sports like field that accepts Republican presidential candidate of clear form support.

Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican nomination on Saturday and joined immediately early leader Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann in the top tier of candidates in the field.

(Additional reporting by Patricia Zengerle in Washington;) Writing by Tabassum Zakaria and Alister Bull; (Edit Eastham Allen and Todd by Vicki)


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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Obama converts Congress as a problem, says Americans 'they let know' - Christian Science Monitor

With a view to his own President difficult period, used to say his Saturday radio address to direct criticism of the Congress, Americans President Obama, that they "better deserve" issued as "Partisanship and gridlock" in the Government legislative branch.

The rhetoric may have some political logic, as the President give a chance his pulpit to transform itself as aligned with a frustrated public and as ready to lead, if only Congress would it can use.

But the jagged message leads also shares political risk because critics that Mr Obama his own failure say blame for the deadlock. Another danger is that the President for pinch and compassion as for a positive direction for the land line bundstege is known.

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Last month, media seem comparisons between Obama and Jimmy Carter are multiplied. What do you think of President Carter, the references are to a Presidency that was considered inefficient.

And the comparisons come, as the Obama sagged polls, how America's credit rating of the issuer with made a downgrade by standard & poor's, and how the stock market sharply declined on fears of a possible new recession.

Obama messaging Saturday and in other recent appearances is that the country is strong, but the political system is weak.

Referring to workers he attended at a high-tech-Michigan plant of this week, he said "they are not only shows us a path from the worst recession in generations - they are to prove that this is still a country where we do things, where new ideas root and grow...." "You are prove that even in difficult times, there is no country on Earth, trading places with us would not."

What Washington, he said the answer to economic problems "has been partisanship and gridlock which only undermine public confidence and hinder our efforts to the economy to grow."

"I don't think that it too much for you to expect that the people you send this city start deliver," said Obama. "And if you agree with me - no matter whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, or not much a fan of either - they let know."

The statement against one of the last call to Obama for the Americans its debt ceiling position to support, by to communicate directly with their representatives in Congress.

Such tactics can sometimes make the way a President, go over the heads of the Congress to win support lead. And defender of Obama say that he has shown to compromise greater willingness to to the nation budget problems than the Republicans, who now control the House of representatives.

In the midst of the debate on the increase of the nation debt ceiling the White House is positioned as a ready, claim to continue reforms, if Republicans would agree to some tax revenue hikes in part of a plan for the future Federal Republic deficits put an end to areas. Republicans would stir not to tax revenues.

But Obama has critics who say that he did not, at a time lead as the nation needs to find a bipartisan way to the tax restructuring from the Center. If gridlock Obama complained that many Americans respond, "We know that the problem is." "We thought that we were send to Washington to help fix it."

The President met with corporate CEOs on Friday, but many companies see as unfriendly to the creation of jobs Obama the regulatory and fiscal policies his oft-repeated goal (is more revenue from the rich garner).

Obama says that he is pitching cross-party ideas for the creation of jobs, including free trade agreements with other Nations and reform of the patent system, could help the spur entrepreneurship. "In the coming weeks, I will present more proposals to rent help our businesses and jobs to create," he said in the Saturday address.

But in the coming weeks, Obama and Republicans can also increasingly in the campaign mode for 2012. Obama Battleground States next week, and his radio address be on a bus tour coincided with a flurry of activity among GOP candidates in the Iowa straw poll.


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Obama political blame of economic woes

Declaring frustrated political fighting in the Congress, the President Barack Obama blâmé Thursday some of the nation continued economic problems on the inaction of the Government and urged the Americans to tell their elected representatives in Washington to pass bills to will create jobs.

Obama political blame of economic woes

Declaring frustrated political fighting in the Congress, the President Barack Obama blâmé Thursday some of the nation continued economic problems on the inaction of the Government and urged the Americans to tell their elected representatives in Washington to pass bills to will create jobs.