President Barack Obama discussed job creation and American competitiveness during a meeting with Apple CEO Steve Jobs in California on Thursday, reports “Fox News” (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/22/obama-talks-jobs-apples-steve-jobs/).White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the pair met at the Westin hotel in San Francisco.
“They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative,” Gibbs said in a statement. “They then talked about energy independence and ways to increase job creation.”
Jobs is a major donor to Democratic causes, having contributed US$50,000 to the Democratic National Committee in 2000 and $26,700 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2006, per Federal Election Commission records.