BY Russell Goldman
Self-proclaimed "underdog", Obama said today that the recession is a drag on his presidency, and serious damage to his chance to win again in 2012. "Absolutely, he said:" George Stephanopoulos from ABC News, "the question is whether the odds are against him in November 2012, in view of the economy." I was accustomed to being the underdog, but in this end of the day, people will ask -? Who have a dream ", he acknowledged that the American people is" not rich "than four years ago." Unemployment rate is too high, "he said, 9% unemployment rate, the highest in more than half a century, Obama said, His employment opportunities for Americans Act ", the construction workers, teachers and veterans of the work, and give" more consumer confidence. "war on foreign affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and social problems, such as Gay marriage will all feed in the campaign, but the first party primaries and less than 100 days, there are no problems loom larger than the 2012 economic and employment opportunities. Unemployment rate in September, the latest figures will be released Friday, but the unemployment rate is not expected to significantly improve. , Leading to the fall elections and next year, the unemployment rate is expected to climb from the highest level since 1940. Obama's job approval rate is hovering around 40%. Obama will be no obstacles to the 2012 election, but against the new governor of New Jersey Chris Christie's comments, he divided the American people more than they are. Republicans, he said, standing in the way of his working time, once again repair the economy, at each step of the way ", I tried to get the Republican Party and my work life for our biggest crisis. Every time we has been "no," he said. Obama called the 2012 race "contest of values ??and vision" and the Americans think the government should invest in education and infrastructure improvements are long-term referendum on the president has tried, often failure, tread financial institutions to support economic growth and protecting consumers and the line between working people and he has been unable to promote the prosperity of Americans a tax increase passed by Congress and Wall Street do not want to call more. In response to a regulation on The United States recently decided to charge users to use a debit card costs $ 5 banks, Obama said the government should get involved, he had to stop hidden fees and charges from the bank's credit card fees. Obama, who is in the gay community this weekend praise, saying he's gay marriage stance is "evolving" but declined to say whether he would support gay marriage by the 2012 election day "I'm still working on it," he said, he would support same-sex marriage from the support of same-sex couples civil unions a few days later ordered the killing of American citizens, "base" organization of terrorist bases in the executive Anwar Awlaki, Obama said the terror network has been weakened. "As the nature of our open society, we have been open to the possibility of terrorist attacks, "he said." But the financing of large projects with many of them are very difficult. "" They are still dangerous, they are still our No 1. Enemies, "Obama said in Monday's online interview features first under a problem, a new alliance between ABC News and Yahoo News, produced by Internet users. More than 40,000, including Republican presidential contenders, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, online submission. asked him access to which sites get the news, Obama pointed out that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs to give him and iPad surf the Web. "You know I am very eclectic , "the president said." I read a lot of news, I used to read print, I read on the web now, I went to ABCNews.com, of course, Yahoo also is usually the case, I am on the web, I read the hard copy to read. "


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