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Obama Vets Job Program

    WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is proposing steps to
help veterans find work as firefighters, cops and park rangers.
       The president says veterans who have risked their lives
defending America should get the opportunity to rebuild America
when they return from deployment.
       Obama visited a fire station Friday in Arlington, Va. The
president expanded on plans in his State of the Union address.
Obama wants federal help for communities that make it a priority to
recruit veterans, and connect veterans with jobs rebuilding local
communities and national parks.
       He says he wants to do all he can to make sure troops come home
to new jobs and opportunities.