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Obama’s Labor Day Speech : A Message Of Hope & Responsibility For America’s Students

President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, after a day trip to Cincinnati, where he attended a AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic.

President Barack Obama holds an umbrella as he disembarks Air Force One in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after attending an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati September 7, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama greets a supporter at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport before attending an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati

President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he arrives at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky., en route to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic,

President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters and their children at the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport in Hebron, Ky., Monday Sept. 7, 2009, prior to going to Cincinnati for a Labor Day speech to AFL-CIO members during their annual picnic

President Barack Obama greets children as we works a rope line upon his arrival at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky., en route to Cincinnati, Ohio

President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he arrives at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky., en route to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic, Monday

Supporters of President Barack Obamas health care plan cheer his speech at a Labor Day picnic at Coney Island, Ohio. Obama faces a major test of leadership and political mettle, in a crucial address to Congress designed to convince Americans to back his battered health care reform plan.

Students and faculty watch as US President Barack Obama speaks at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. Obama Tuesday held up his personal journey from wayward youth to the presidency to challenge US children to excel, in a back-to-school speech which sparked conservative fury.

US President Barack Obama, seen here AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic in Cincinnati, Ohio, said the United States is on the “road to recovery” nearly one year after teetering Wall Street giants sparked global panic and worldwide financial

President Barack Obama speaks about the importance of education while at an event at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009.

US President Barack Obama speaks while attending the AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic in Cincinnati, Ohio. Obama planned to urge children to study hard and make the most of their educations in a back-to-school address that some conservatives worried had a political cast

President Barack Obama attends an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, September 7, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama attends an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, September 7, 2009

President Barack Obama speaks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009

Wakefield High School students react as President Barack Obama arrives to give a speech about education, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at school in Arlington, Va

Rep. Steve Driehaus of Cincinnati, middle, stands with his daughters Alex, left, and Claire, right, as he speaks during an interview before President Barack Obamas speech at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/David Kohl President Barack Obama speaks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati

President Barack Obama gestures as he delivers a speech about education, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va.

President Barack Obama gestures upon his arrival to deliver a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama sits next to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as he speaks about the importance of education while at an event at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks to students prior to delivering a speech on education, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va

Supporters cheer as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) attends an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio September 7, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets people after delivering his speech about education, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va

President Barack Obama greets students after delivering a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

President Barack Obama shakes with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, after delivering a speech about education.

Supporters hold up signs as U.S. President Barack Obama attends an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio

President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with union member Charlie Dilbert as he attends an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to deliver a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

Colette Carl listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak at an AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio September 7, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with students after delivering remarks on education on the first day of classes at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, September 8, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets students after delivering a speech on education at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Marine One helicopter before boarding Air Force One at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron, Ky., after he arrived from Cincinnati, after attending a AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009.

President Barack Obama holds an umbrella as he walks with Colonel Steven Shep Shepro, the Commander of the 316th Wing and Installation Commander of Andrews Air Force Base, he boards Marine One helicopter in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after traveling to Cincinnati, for a AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic Monday

President Barack Obama holds his umbrella as he steps in Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday Sept. 7, 2009, after a day trip to Cincinnati