Also: Cuomo investigates banks; White House cuts anti-terrorism funds to NYC.
President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday in the East Room of the White House. Obama will be visiting Buffalo today as part of his White House to Main Street tour.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to stop in Buffalo today as part of his White House to Main Street economic tour. He was to tour Industrial Support Inc., a manufacturing company. He will also meet with family members of people who died in the February 2009 crash of Continental Flight 3407, The Buffalo News reported. No public events are scheduled.
Citing last week's economic reports showing job growth in the U.S. for the fourth straight month, the president planned to make the case that his efforts to rescue the economy are working, despite an unemployment rate that continues to hover near 10 percent. The president also was to focus on his administration's efforts to help small businesses during a three-hour stop in Buffalo on Thursday.
» Hoping for a glimpse of the president [The Buffalo News]
» Obama to meet with Flight 3407 families [The Buffalo News]
» Obama heads from Buffalo to Manhattan fund raiser [LoHud.com]
» Listen to the speech live at 1:50 p.m. [The White House]
In other news:
» New York attorney general investigates 8 banks to see whether they duped ratings agencies [The New York Times]
» Judge orders temporary halt to New York state worker furloughs [The Associated Press]
» White House slashes NY anti-terrorism funds amid buzz Obama will meet with NYPD Times Square heroes [New York Daily News]