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• Democrats Hit Mitt Romney for Comment on Teachers, First Responders
• Democrats Hit Mitt Romney for Comment on Teachers, First Responders
• Teachers not ‘doing fine’: Can Obama find his footing on recovery?
• Obama pushes Congress to help states hire teachers
• Obama's Weekly Address: Keeping Teachers on the Job

Democrats Hit Mitt Romney for Comment on Teachers, First Responders Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT Amid swirling criticism from Republicans over President Obama's characterization of the private sector as doing "fine," Democrats are seizing on Mitt Romney's suggestion that the country does not need more teachers and first responders. Speaking after Obama's news conference on Friday, Romney assailed the president's...

Democrats Hit Mitt Romney for Comment on Teachers, First Responders Posted: 09 Jun 2012 07:48 AM PDT Amid swirling criticism from Republicans over President Obama's characterization of the private sector as doing "fine," Democrats are seizing on Mitt Romney's suggestion that the country does not need more teachers and first responders. Speaking after Obama's news conference on Friday, Romney assailed the president's...

Teachers not ‘doing fine’: Can Obama find his footing on recovery? Posted: 09 Jun 2012 06:12 AM PDT While downplaying a remark Friday that the US private sector is "doing fine," President Obama nevertheless focused on stalwarts of the public sector – teachers – for his weekly Saturday address, saying Washington has to spend more to help states re-hire laid-off teachers.

Obama pushes Congress to help states hire teachers Posted: 09 Jun 2012 03:22 AM PDT President Barack Obama wants Congress to help states rehire teachers and act on a key part of last year's jobs bill. He says the last thing the U.S. needs is to have fewer teachers in our schools.

Obama's Weekly Address: Keeping Teachers on the Job Posted: 09 Jun 2012 03:01 AM PDT President Obama is urging lawmakers to help financially strapped states put teachers back to work, arguing that "when states struggle, it's up to Congress to step in and help out." "Nationwide, over the past three years, school districts have lost over 250,000 educators. Think about...

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