Obama: 55,000 Jobs Have Been Added To Auto Sector

In his address to auto workers at a Ford assembly plant in Chicago, President Barack Obama touts the growth of the auto industry since the bailout, and says 55,000 jobs have been added to the industry since last June. (0:10)

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President Bush toasts the Olympians

President George Bush toasts the Olympians at a dinner hosted in the East Room of the White House. Bush says thank you to Chairman of the Olympic Committee Peter Ueberroth, the 2008 Olympic Team and Paralympic Team, and joked that the Mayor of Chicago would host the 2016 Olympics. He said that he and Laura would be watching in Beijing and “could not wait to cheer you on.” He proposed a toast “to the Olympic athletes past and present, and to the United States of America.” [entire speech] (3:47)
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