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Obama's Columbus visit

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Columbus, OH – Just a month ago, President Obama used Columbus police recruits as a way to illustrate to reporters how some of the money from the $787 billion economic stimulus package would be used. He promised those recruits, who the city said it couldn't afford to hire as officers, would have jobs after they graduate if the plan was passed. That happened, so today, the president himself attended the graduation ceremony. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.