Obama Unveils Business Partnership to Boost Military Hiring

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Source: NY Times

HAMPTON, Va. — Trying to help veterans find work when they return home from war, and bolster his appeal to that constituency, President Obama announced a partnership with companies on Wednesday that aims to employ 25,000 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and military spouses within two years.

Speaking to 2,400 Army and Air Force troops at a joint base here, the president said: “We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask you to fight, to sacrifice, to risk your lives for your country. The last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come home.”

Mr. Obama, who was joined for the announcement by Michelle Obama as he neared the end of a swing through North Carolina and Virginia, has challenged American companies to hire or train 100,000 veterans by the end of 2013, as part of his effort to jump-start the job market. This partnership would bring him one-quarter of his way toward that goal.

On the last day of a three-day bus tour through the two important electoral battlegrounds to sell his $447 billion jobs bill, Mr. Obama is focusing on provisions designed to help soldiers, firefighters and other rescue workers.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/us/politics/obama-unveils-business-partnership-to-boost-military-hiring.html

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Mitch McConnell and Eric Cantor must be shivering right now! Obama is creating jobs!

[groundloop]

1. "and bolster his appeal..." - did it occur to the writer that maybe sole intent is to help veterans

The implication is that President Obama wouldn't be pushing jobs for veterans if it didn't help his polling numbers with them. Well, there's that good ol' liberal media bias again.

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2. well well signing those trade deal will surely help

hey prez what about the already homeless here. no offense to the vets. what about the comfortable shoes you promised to put on during any strikes.(cue crickets)