US President Barack Obamaspeaks at Greensville County High School in Emporia, Virginia, on October 18, 2011 during the second day of his three-day American Jobs Act bus tour to discuss jobs and the economy. The three-day tour through North Carolina and Virginia — states Obama narrowly won in 2008 — marks his latest effort to generate support for a $447 billion jobs bill blocked by Republican lawmakers in Washington. The White House has touted the jobs bill as a shot-in-the-arm for the economy and accused Republicans of playing politics by blocking it, as Democrats have vowed to break it down and bring votes on each of its components. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
