Middle class targeted in Obama's address

13 February 2013

ABC 24 The World

Obama has used the first State of the Union address of his second term to try and carve out his legislative agenda, including a strong focus on the middle class. Centre CEO Bates Gill looks at what the speech says about the years the ahead.

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