President Obama sets his goals for 2013
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="create">create</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smarter">smarter</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invests">invests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.”</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deductions">deductions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lowers">lowers</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="replaces">replaces</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="future">future</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="striving">striving</span>, <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p>
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