<p>President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraising event in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)</p>
July 19, 2012
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July 19, 2012 9:15 p.m.
The ever-expanding 'middle class'
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the "middle class" 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked at it from the other direction, saying that someone who falls into poverty "is still middle class."