Sunday, October 14, 2012

Obama trumpets rebound of US auto industry

President Barack Obama, center, meets with winners of a campaign fundraising contest, at Smith Commons Dining Room and Public House in Washington, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. At left are Deidra Orosa, and her husband Mario Orosa, of North Canton, Ohio, and to the right of the President are Kimberley Cathey, and her husband Ron Cathey, of Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Barack Obama, center, meets with winners of a campaign fundraising contest, at Smith Commons Dining Room and Public House in Washington, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. At left are Deidra Orosa, and her husband Mario Orosa, of North Canton, Ohio, and to the right of the President are Kimberley Cathey, and her husband Ron Cathey, of Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

(AP) ? President Barack Obama is hailing the rebound of the U.S. auto industry, pointing to progress since his administration rescued General Motors and Chrysler.

Obama says in his weekly radio and Internet address that auto sales are the highest they've been in more than four years and the industry has created nearly a quarter of a million new jobs.

Obama frequently cites GM and Chrysler as a success story for his campaign. Automakers are large employers in Ohio, one of the key battleground states being contested by Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.

Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican running for Congress, says in the GOP address that the Obama administration has pushed regulations that make it difficult for businesses.

He says the economy "doesn't need more meddling ? it needs more certainty."

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Online:

Obama address: www.whitehouse.gov

GOP address: http://tinyurl.com/9zhygh7

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/89ae8247abe8493fae24405546e9a1aa/Article_2012-10-13-Obama/id-bbac4e7f53a341ab9975e9dbbf5402db

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