{"id":750658,"date":"2013-05-09T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T22:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serkadis.com\/index\/?guid=89602e6cafa1e3c88aa3cf112bc21ad3"},"modified":"2013-05-09T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T22:00:47","slug":"president-obama-talks-jobs-skills-and-opportunity-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/750658","title":{"rendered":"President Obama Talks Jobs, Skills and Opportunity in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today President Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, kicking off a series of Middle Class Jobs &amp; Opportunity Tours focused on creating a strong and vibrant economy built on good middle class jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe first stop on today&rsquo;s tour was Manor New Tech High School, where students are learning the real-world skills they need to fill jobs that are available right now. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/photos-and-video\/video\/2013\/05\/09\/president-obama-speaks-manor-new-technology-high-school\">Watch the President&rsquo;s remarks at the school here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n\n<div class=\"clearfix\" id=\"small-node-embed-image-detail\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/embedded_img_small\/image\/image_file\/_psa1519.jpg?resize=430%2C286\" alt=\"President Barack Obama has lunch and talks with local residents at Stubb\u2019s BBQ\" title=\"President Barack Obama has lunch and talks with local residents at Stubb\u2019s BBQ\" width=\"430\" height=\"286\" class=\"imagecache imagecache-embedded_img_small\" \/>  <p>\n    President Barack Obama has lunch and talks with local residents at Stubb\u2019s BBQ in Austin, Texas, May 9, 2013.\n\n    \n        \n                  \n              \n    (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Next, President Obama sat down for lunch (Texas barbecue, of course) with local residents to discuss his vision for making sure that hard work leads to a decent living. He also met with technology entrepreneurs who showed him some of the tools and products they are developing that will drive America&rsquo;s long-term economic growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n\t\n<div class=\"clearfix\" id=\"small-node-embed-image-detail\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/embedded_img_small\/image\/image_file\/_v1a9685.jpg?resize=430%2C286\" alt=\"President Barack Obama listens to a presentation about a new car that you can drive a wheelchair into\" title=\"President Barack Obama listens to a presentation about a new car that you can drive a wheelchair into\" width=\"430\" height=\"286\" class=\"imagecache imagecache-embedded_img_small\" \/>  <p>\n    President Barack Obama listens to a presentation about a new car that you can drive a wheelchair into, at Capital Factory in Austin, Texas, May 9, 2013.\n\n    \n        \n                  \n              \n    (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2013\/05\/09\/president-obama-talks-jobs-skills-and-opportunity-austin\" >read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today President Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, kicking off a series of Middle Class Jobs &amp; Opportunity Tours focused on creating a strong and vibrant economy built on good middle class jobs. 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