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(2009-09-21)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy
President Barack Obama says hard work and innovation will lead the way out of the recession.
The president delivered an economic pep talk today in a part of New York particularly hard hit by recession. He told an audience at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy that after recovering from the current crisis, the challenge will be "to ensure that we do not just drift into the future."
He said his recovery plan includes a sustained investment in education, technology, health care and research. And he vowed that by 2020, America will again have the world's highest proportion of college graduates.
Obama also offered kind words to New York's embattled governor, David Paterson, calling him "a wonderful man." There have been reports that the White House wants Paterson to drop out of next year's gubernatorial race to clear the way for a more electable candidate. © Copyright 2012, Associated Press
