After battle for a trumpet factory, workers come back to economy gone bustELKHART, Ind. — By 10:30 a.m., the lot at Disabled American Veterans Post 19 is nearly full, and a table spread with potato salad and Port-a-Pit chicken beckons. Obama says he welcomes economic responsibility, proposes $12B plan for community collegesWARREN, Mich. — Conceding unemployment will get worse before it shrinks, President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a $12 billion plan to help community colleges prepare millions of people for a new generation of jobs. Challenging critics, he said he welcomed the task of turning around the economy. Obama says economic crisis requires more education, training for new jobsWARREN, Mich. — President Barack Obama says the current economic crisis is a transformative moment that requires action to compete in a global economy. Obama says lost auto jobs gone, new jobs require greater trainingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says lost auto industry jobs in states such as Michigan will not come back and new jobs will require greater training and post-high school education to achieve a higher skilled work force. Obama proposes investing $12 billion in community colleges, warns of higher unemploymentWASHINGTON — As he conceded that unemployment will keep growing, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said new jobs will require greater training and post-high school education to achieve a better skilled work force. |