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OTTUMWA, Iowa - President Barack Obama is criticizing Senate Republicans for continuing to block debate on a bill to impose greater financial controls on the financial industry.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa - President Barack Obama has made a surprise stop at a family-run organic farm in Iowa as he continues a Midwest tour on jobs and the economy.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa - Back in the state that jump-started his White House bid, President Barack Obama sought to reassure wary Iowa voters with a message he hopes will resonate in the fall elections: The economic recovery hasn't reached everyone, but progress is being made.

FORT MADISON, Iowa - President Barack Obama says investments in clean energy technologies can help return jobs to the country's heartland and ensure that America doesn't fall behind other nations.