Obama pushes jobs plan in tour of N.C. and Va.

Less than a week after the Senate blocked his $447 billion American Jobs Act, the president is taking a three-day bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Oct. 19, 2011

President Obama greets soldiers at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. Obama accused the Republican opposition of spreading "misinformation" about his jobs proposals, saying that only the wealthiest Americans would pay more taxes. Obama is on the last leg of his campaign-style bus tour to rally support for his economic proposals, which have stalled in Congress. Obama said the vast majority of Americans would see a tax cut under the bill -- a $447 billion proposal aimed at reviving economic growth and lowering the 9.1 percent unemployment rate.

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Oct. 19, 2011

Obama walks onstage to speak at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., on the third day of his bus tour. The White House has touted the jobs bill as a shot in the arm for the economy and has accused Republicans of playing politics by blocking it, as Democrats have vowed to break it down and bring votes on each of its components.

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Oct. 18, 2011

Spectators applaud as Obama speaks at the Greensville County High School in Emporia, Va. The three-day tour through North Carolina and Virginia -- states Obama narrowly won in 2008 -- marks his latest effort to generate support for the $447 billion jobs bill.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama speaks at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, N.C.

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Oct. 19, 2011

President Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, speaks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va.

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Oct. 18, 2011

A young supporter of Obama holds a book to have it autographed by the president after he spoke at the YMCA on Guilford Technical Community College's campus in Jamestown, N.C., during the second day of Obama's three-day bus tour.

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Oct. 18, 2011

Obama watches Skrappy, a robot built by students at Bluestone High School in Skipwith, Va.

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Oct. 18, 2011

Obama holds a roundtable meeting with educators at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, N.C. Obama's tour comes as Republicans and some moderate Democrats remain roadblocks to passing his $447 billion jobs plan in the Senate.

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Oct. 18, 2011

Students react after one of them, second from right, asked Obama whether singer Justin Bieber is short during the president's visit to Bluestone High School in Skipwith, Va. Obama answered that Bieber is short and that he might already have a girlfriend.

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Oct. 19, 2011

Obama stops during his bus tour to buy pumpkins at Wood's Orchards in Hampton, Va.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama waves to the crowd upon his arrival at an event to promote his American Jobs Act in Asheville, N.C.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Members of the audience applaud as Obama (not pictured) speaks upon his arrival in Asheville, N.C.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama smiles before speaking at the Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C., during the first day of his three-day American Jobs Act bus tour to discuss jobs and the economy. Obama's tour comes as Republicans and several moderate Democrats remain roadblocks to passing his $447 billion jobs plan in the Senate.

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Oct. 17, 2011

An agent scans the area from a rooftop as Obama speaks at the Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C. The president will travel through Asheville, Wilkesboro and Guilford, N.C., and Ragsdale, Emporium and Chesterfield, Va., aides said.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama speaks at the Asheville Regional Airport. The first lady will join him Tuesday.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama greets people after speaking at Asheville Regional Airport. He said the airport could benefit from his $50 billion proposal to help fix airports, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama stretches over a fence to shake hands with people after speaking at the Asheville Regional Airport.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama steps aboard his bus, an impenetrable-looking vehicle painted all black with dark tinted windows, upon his arrival in Asheville. The Secret Service purchased it for $1.1 million.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama walks to chat with people after ordering his lunch at the Countryside Barbecue restaurant in Marion, N.C.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama holds a child during a visit to the Countryside Barbecue in Marion, N.C.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama gets a hug during a visit at the Countryside Barbecue in Marion, N.C.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama orders his lunch at the Countryside Barbecue restaurant in Marion, N.C. Virginia and North Carolina will be a test of whether the president can turn out African Americans. About one in five people in each state is black.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama poses for a picture with local amateur performers in native American costumes as he meets diners at Countryside Barbecue restaurant.

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Oct. 17, 2011

Obama climbs aboard his bus after meeting diners at the Countryside Barbecue restaurant.

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