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"President Obama talked about his plan to restart economic growth, cut the deficit and get Americans back to work at a LinkedIn town hall Monday.\nObama spoke and answered questions at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.  During the hour-long town hall, Obama focused on promoting the American Jobs Act, a bill he introduced earlier this month at a joint session of Congress. He repeatedly emphasized that a combination of economic growth and retraining workers for the 21st century would be essential to lowering the country's 9.1% employment rate.\n\"The problem is not you,\" Obama told a member of the audience who had recently lost his job. \"The problem is the economy as a whole.\"\nLinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, who moderated the discussion, stressed similar points, noting there are 3.2 million jobs currently available in the U.S.  The problem, he said, was that there weren't enough people with the skills and the training needed to fill these jobs.  \n\"What we need now is the web,\" he said in his opening remarks.\nTake a look at the LinkedIn town hall via the image gallery below. Let us know what you think Obama needs to do to get Americans back to work in the comments.\n\n\nPresident Obama's LinkedIn Town Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinkedIn Town Hall\nThe town hall took place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObama and Weiner's Chairs\nThe audience awaits the arrival of President Obama and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience\nA shot of the audience at the LinkedIn town hall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPress\nA shot of the press at the LinkedIn town hall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReid Hoffman\nReid Hoffman (center, with glasses), the founder of LinkedIn, was in attendance.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinkedIn Town Hall\nA wider shot of the town hall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecret Service Briefing\nThe U.S. Secret Service give a rare security briefing to the audience.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner\nLinkedIn's CEO gave some opening remarks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Weiner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObama and Weiner\nPresident Obama takes the stage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSitting With the President\nA shot of President Obama and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswering Questions\nObama answers an audience members' question.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObama and Weiner\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American Jobs Act\nObama focused on the positive aspects of the American Jobs Act during the town hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnswering a Question\nObama answers an audience member's question about what needs to be done to get more Americans back to work.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience Member Asks a Question\nAn audience member asks about the health of Social Security.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Raise My Taxes!\"\nFormer Google employee Doug Edwards asks Obama to raise his taxes during the town hall. He was employee #59. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObama Addressing Edwards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Audience at the LinkedIn Town Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe President Shakes Hands\nPresident Obama shakes the hands of audience members after the town hall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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