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    Obama says economy is 'not out of the woods'

    (AP) - He's talking about "glimmers of hope" for theeconomy, but President Barack Obama is also warning that "by nomeans are we out of the woods." In a speech today at Georgetown University, Obama sought

    News 12 Staff

    May 27, 2014, 9:43 PM

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    (AP) - He's talking about "glimmers of hope" for theeconomy, but President Barack Obama is also warning that "by nomeans are we out of the woods."
    In a speech today at Georgetown University, Obama sought tobalance his recent hopeful words on the economy with a sign thathe's not ignoring the lingering problems.
    He also argued that his broad domestic agenda is the path torecovery.
    The speech came as Obama nears his 100-day mark in office. It'sbecome a traditional marker by which to judge new administrations.
    Obama warned that while "times are still tough," it's possibleto see "way off in the distance" a future that is "far differentthan our troubled economic past."
    He says the economy needs to be transformed, so that it's lessdependent on a financial sector that is obsessed with risk, andmore dependent on clean energy, good education, and reined-inhealth care costs.
    He spoke on the same day that Fed chairman Ben Bernankesuggested that the recession may at last be bottoming out.