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President Obama and a big, red barn

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

President Obama and a big, red barn

For the third stop of his Rural Bus Tour in Peosta, Iowa, President Obama hosts a Rural Economic Forum at Northeast Iowa Community College. At the Forum, the President and members of his cabinet will meet with small business owners, private sector leaders, rural organizations, and local government officials to discuss growing the economy and accelerating hiring in rural and small towns all across America.

President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting at the Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, on the first day of a three-day Economic Bus Tour in the Midwest, Aug. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

12:50 PM: The President delivers opening remarks at the White House Rural Economic Forum

1:35 PM: The President participates in a breakout session hosted by Small Business Administrator Karen Mills

1:55 PM: The President participates in a breakout session hosted by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

3:00 PM: The President is interviewed by KSDK Saint Louis, Missouri and WDAF Kansas City, MO

3:30 PM: The President delivers closing remarks at the Rural Economic Forum

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