 President Obama delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa, during his three-day campaign bus tour across the state.
August 15th, 2012
04:54 PM ET
Obama continues Medicare barrage Dubuque, Iowa (CNN) – Continuing an increasingly heated campaign exchange on the topic of Medicare, President Obama defended his record here on Wednesday against attacks from his Republican rivals that he has cut benefits to seniors. Linking the reforms included in Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s congressional budget proposal with Mitt Romney’s campaign platform, Obama argued that they’re attacking his plan because they don’t want to sell their own. “I think they know their plan’s not very popular,” the president said. “You can tell that because they’re being pretty dishonest about my plan, especially by the way when it comes to Medicare. Now this is something I’ve got to point out here because they are just throwing everything at the wall to see if it sticks.”  Scott Olson/Getty Images
August 15th, 2012
08:16 AM ET
First lady joins final leg of Iowa bus tour Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) – Going from a couch next to Jay Leno to the campaign bus with the president, first lady Michelle Obama will join the final leg of her husband's Iowa bus tour on Wednesday. "This is where the journey began for him and where it began for the first lady, and Iowa will always have a special place in their hearts," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. Earlier in the week Mrs. Obama made an appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," where she dished about the Olympics, the "kiss cam" malfunction, and stumped for the president. "Campaigning is a privilege" the first lady told the audience, before revealing her proudest moment of the president's first term. "Health reform. I mean, you know...something that hasn't been accomplished by a sitting president in a century," she said. The first lady remains a popular figure and the Obama campaign considers her a key asset. There's "no better advocate for the president's policies than the first lady," said Jen Psaki campaign spokeswoman. They're hoping her appeal will sell in Iowa, a key battleground state with only six electoral votes, but with immense political clout. The first couple will appear jointly at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque. Then follow that rally with a final stop at the Village of East Davenport in Davenport.  JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages
August 15th, 2012
07:58 AM ET
Iowa bus trip adds the first lady First Lady Michelle Obama will join her husband on the third and last day of his Iowa bus trip. By the end of today, Ground Force 1 (the bus), will have stopped in seven Iowa cities and numerous smaller towns along the way. Today the president will make speeches in Dubuque and Davenport before getting off the bus and back on the plane back to D.C. |
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