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    July 02, 2011

Obama Renews Call for Deficit Cuts, Job Growth

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   President Barack Obama speaks during Democratic National Committee
   event at the Hyatt at The Bellevue, in Philadelphia, June 30, 2011
   Photo: AP
   President Barack Obama speaks during Democratic National Committee
   event at the Hyatt at The Bellevue, in Philadelphia, June 30, 2011

   U.S. President Barack Obama says cutting the country's deficit and
   creating a climate for job growth remain central to his presidency.
   During his weekly broadcast and Internet address Saturday, Obama said
   no programs should be exempt when Congress looks for ways to trim the
   deficit.
   The president also said the very wealthy should not be afforded tax
   breaks at the expense of educational assistance, medical research and
   care for the elderly.
   The president says government has to operate within its means - just
   like families - and not spend money it does not have.
   As the United States prepares to celebrate its independence (July 4),
   Obama is urging Democrats and Republicans to draw on the spirit the
   country was founded on to meet the current economic challenges.
   ^Watch President Obama's weekly address

   IFRAME: [1]http://www.youtube.com/embed/V1fA9-SryzY

   In the Republican address, Senator Dan Coats of the central state of
   Indiana says the economic policy of the president and Democrats is not
   working.
   Coats says Republicans are pushing for a vote on a balanced budget
   amendment this month.
   He says the country has the choice of moving in a direction of having a
   balanced budget or going broke.
   ^Watch Republican weekly address

   IFRAME: [2]http://www.youtube.com/embed/HpoMZm-j9vw

References

   1. http://www.youtube.com/embed/V1fA9-SryzY
   2. http://www.youtube.com/embed/HpoMZm-j9vw

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