PARMA, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama has fired another volley at opponent Mitt Romney's tax stance during a campaign swing through the battleground state of Ohio.
Speaking in Parma, Obama said the Republican's plan would cut taxes for the wealthy at the expense of education spending and health care for the elderly. Obama says he doesn't need a tax cut and "Mr. Romney sure doesn't need a tax cut."
And Obama defended his health care overhaul during his first campaign appearance since the law was upheld by the Supreme Court. He says it's "here to stay," and that it will "make the vast majority of Americans more secure."
Obama focused on working class Americans even as he braced for a Friday unemployment report that will help set battle lines for the hot summer to come.
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260-a-12-(President Barack Obama, at campaign rally)-"what is true"-President Obama says campaign spending is out of control, but he is counting on the American people. (5 Jul 2012)
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257-a-16-(President Barack Obama, at campaign rally)-"a fair shot"-President Obama says we tried trickle-down economics before he was elected, and it didn't work. (5 Jul 2012)
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258-a-15-(President Barack Obama, at campaign rally)-"care law passed"-President Obama says the health care law is part of moving forward to reclaim the American dream. (5 Jul 2012)
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259-a-11-(President Barack Obama, at campaign rally)-"a credit card"-President Obama says the GOP can take some of the credit for running up the nation's deficit. (5 Jul 2012)
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248-w-34-(Mark Smith, AP White House correspondent, with President Barack Obama)--President Obama is touting his Supreme Court victory on health care as he campaigns by bus through Ohio and Pennsylvania. AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith reports. (5 Jul 2012)
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224-w-34-(Mark Smith, AP White House correspondent, with President Barack Obama)--President Obama is highlighting the resurgence in manufacturing as he rolls through Ohio and Pennsylvania on his first bus tour of the 2012 campaign. AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith reports. (5 Jul 2012)
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226-a-12-(President Barack Obama, speaking at campaign "ice cream social")-"that didn't work (applause fades)"-President Obama says Mitt Romney's embracing the same kind of trickle-down economics that led to the Great Recession. (5 Jul 2012)
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227-a-10-(President Barack Obama, speaking at campaign "ice cream social")-"make it work"-President Obama says he doesn't understand why Republicans still want a pitched battle over the health care overhaul. (5 Jul 2012)
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225-a-13-(President Barack Obama, speaking at campaign "ice cream social")-"Ford is going strong (applause fades)"-President Obama says unlike Mitt Romney, he wasn't ready to give up on the auto industry and other manufacturing companies. ((longer version of cut used in wrap)) (5 Jul 2012)
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APPHOTO OHSW143: President Barack Obama talks with child at Ziggy's Pub and Restaurant in Amherst, Ohio, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (5 Jul 2012)
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