President Obama met with veterans Monday at the White House and spoke about how tax credits for businesses that hire veterans would encourage them to hire some of the 850,000 out of work. "If you can oversee a convoy or millions of dollars of assets in Iraq, you can help a business back home manage their supply chain or balance their books," he said. (Associated Press)
President Obama greets veterans after talking about the American Jobs Act on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Demonstrators hold petitions asking President Obama to protect Iranians at Camp Ashraf in Iraq during a rally at the White House on Saturday.
Demonstrators hold petitions asking President Obama to protect Iranians at Camp Ashraf in Iraq during a rally at the White House on Saturday. (Associated Press)
President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, where he signed a proclamation designating Fort Monroe as a national monument. Fort Monroe was the third-oldest Army post in continuous active service and is an important part of the history of slavery, the Civil War and the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
From an official White House Photo by Pete Souza taken July 31, 2011
President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Obama answers questions about the European debt deal as he meets with Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas on Oct. 27, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson vows to submit a balanced budget his first year in the White House, a budget he said would amount to a 43 percent spending cut. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
