Obama Strikes Populist Chord With Speech in Heartland

Doug Mills/The New York Times

 

The speech, and the days of buildup that preceded it, marked the president’s most stark attack so far on what he described as “breathtaking greed.”

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — Venturing into the conservative heartland, President Obama on Tuesday delivered his most pointed appeal yet for using taxes and regulations to level the economic playing field.
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