Livestream of Obama at Facebook now
WASHINGTON (AP)
Stepping away from Washington's contentious fiscal debates, President Barack Obama has made a West Coast trip aimed at building support for his deficit-reduction plans and raising money for his re-election campaign.
In town hall meetings in California and Nevada, including one
hosted by Facebook and being streamed live now on both the White House and Facebook websites, Obama is pitching his prescription for reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases for the rich.
The president's three-day trip is his most extensive travel since he announced his 2012 bid earlier this month.