a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:931:"President &quot;Obama mentions the poor less than any president in decades&quot;, says Mark M. Gray, a researcher at Georgetown University.&nbsp; In a series of speeches Obama gave recently, he characterizes himself as a champion of the middle class. But evidence shows the Obama economy doesn't offer much for those on the lower end of the scale.&nbsp; Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of &quot;The Road to Freedom&quot;, writes this article in the Wall Street Journal examining the policies put forth by the adminstration that are supposed to be helping people move up the economic ladder.&nbsp; Why is it so difficult for people to move themselves into the middle class?&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324809004578638393310868974.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324809004578638393310868974.html</a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3462";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:2:"21";s:8:"filename";s:18:"American_Dream.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:45:"sites/default/files/images/American_Dream.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"21354";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1377029549";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}