BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday threw his support behind labor unions who opposed a Republican-led drive for "right-to-work" laws in Michigan. The president said efforts to pass such measures were not about economics but about politics.

Obama said, "So we’ve got to get past this whole situation where we manufacture crises because of politics. It actually leads to less certainty, more conflict and we can’t all focus on coming together to grow and we’re seeing the same thing in Washington. I’m sure you’ve all heard the talk recently about some big deadlines we are facing in a few weeks when it comes to decisions on jobs and investments and taxes and that debate is going to have a big impact on all of you."

(Source: cntv.com)