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Obama Meets the Press; China, the World's New Civil Engineer?
Also, as President Obama pushes for infrastructure rebuilding to jump-start the economy, China's on its way to becoming civil engineer to the world. Can the US keep up with cheap labor and government subsidies?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith Republicans claiming he's not doing enough to reduce the deficit, President Obama struck back today. We hear excerpts from his first White House press conference in three months. In the second half of our program, the San Francisco Bay Bridge is being rebuilt in part in China, by Chinese workers using advanced technology. What about the President's call for infrastructure construction to bolster America's economy? Is the US falling behind in global competitiveness?
Banner image: Aerial view of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge retrofit project
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2 storiesPresident Obama Chides Republicans
At today's White House news conference , President Obama said that to reduce the deficit, he'll make spending cuts that hurt his political base. He chided Republicans for their reluctance to increase taxes on the rich.
Read the story23 minIs China Becoming the World's New Civil Engineer?
Once again today, President Obama insisted that infrastructure, especially high-speed rail, will be essential to getting the US economy back on track. But an essential part of America's transportation infrastructure, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge , is already being rebuilt by Chinese workers using Chinese technology.
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