Obama cites his agenda in holiday address

President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support millions of Iranian election protesters. The onetime presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their US Independence Day radio and internet addresses Saturday. Obama said an "unyielding spirit is what defines us as Americans" and led people during the nation's history to explore the West, persevere during the Depression and build a robust industrial economy. "That is the spirit we are called to show once more," Obama said. "We are facing an array of challenges on a scale unseen in our time. We are waging two wars. We are battling a deep recession. And our economy, and our nation itself, are endangered by festering problems we have kicked down the road for far too long:... [read full story]                    

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