Also, National Grid boss is "hugely annoyed" at news stories about accounting scandal, and cybersecurity firm breaks ground on facility at Griffiss.
View full sizePresident Barack Obama is displayed on a video monitor as he discusses jobs and the economy during a town hall-style gathering hosted by CNBC on Monday at the Newseum in Washington. The White House press pool, reporters who accompany the president, were not allowed in the event and watched Obama on a video screen.From CNBC:
WASHINGTON — President Obama Obama defended his administration's record toward business, during a CNBC-sponsored town hall, while simultaneously deriding his critics as being politically motivated and saying he would work on "setting a better tone" in Washington.Sharing an hour with a largely friendly crowd that gave him hoots of approval and a standing ovation at the end of the "Investing in America" forum, Obama spoke with the economy at a crossroads and the nation's precarious political structure hanging in the balance
"I know how frustrated people are. I know in some cases how desperate people are," he said, later adding, "I am confident that if we stay on a course that gets us back to old-fashioned values of hard work and responsiblity and looking out for one another, that America will thrive."
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