Obama visits Intel in Hillsboro


President Barack Obama arrives in Hillsboro this morning to meet with Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini.

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President Barack Obama arrives in Hillsboro this morning to meet with Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini.

After a difficult courtship, the Democratic president and Republican CEO have found common ground on innovation and education. Obama this morning will appoint Otellini to the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, adding a top-tier name from the tech industry to a new group charged with boosting U.S. economic performance.

The appointment, and today’s meeting in Hillsboro, is the fruit of more assertive lobbying by the high-tech industry and Obama’s need to display closer ties to business.

Read more at OregonLive.com.

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