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U.S. President Barack Obama tours Orion Energy Systems, Inc. on Jan. 26, in Manitowoc, Wisc.. President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other members of the President's Cabinet are traveling to Manitowoc, Wisconsin to highlight the administration's efforts to rebuild the American economy.
NBC's Athena Jones reports: The visit is meant to amplify the argument he made in the House chamber last night -- that a country that "out-educates" and "out-innovates" others can better compete in the global economy.
"We need to make sure American workers can go head-to-head with every other country on Earth," he told the crowd at Orion, after touring the plant.
Read the full story in NBC's First Read here.
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