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Obama hitting the road to sell his economic plan (AP)

 
AP - Seeking an early victory on a top priority, President-elect Barack Obama is pitching workers in the ailing Midwest on his plan for some $825 billion in new spending and tax cuts to spur the troubled economy. (link)

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