Obama sets campaign theme: Middle class at stake

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — Declar­ing the Amer­i­can mid­dle class in jeop­ardy, Pres­i­dent Barack Obama on Tues­day out­lined a pop­ulist eco­nomic vision that will drive his re-election bid, insist­ing the United States must reclaim its stand­ing as a coun­try in which every­one can pros­per if pro­vided “a fair shot and a fair share.”