(CNN) -President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a three-day visit to five countries the battleground in the November election by pressing the theme of the State of the Union address promoting America’s core values and have the rich pay more taxes.

In Iowa he said manufacturers represent the kind of job creation which is necessary for the economy, Obama repeatedly drew applause for clear central re-election message bid-the country must stay on equal opportunities for all.

America is not looking for handouts, the President said, but would like the security of knowing they can provide for their families, send their children to College and save for retirement.

“It is all most people want. People do not have unrealistic ambitions, “he said. “They believe that if they work hard, they should be able to reach the small size of the American dream. That’s what it’s about. That’s exactly what you deserve. “

After his speech in Cedar Rapids, Obama flew to Arizona to appearances in the Phoenix and later moved to Nevada for a night. The President also will visit Michigan and Colorado on the journey that ended Friday.

While the Obama administration says it needs more time to assess the potential risks around Keystone XL pipeline is proposed, a vast underground network of more than 2 million miles of pipeline across the United States energy already.

Some energy experts representing oil and gas industry said Keystone XL, 1,700 kilometres of pipes is controversial that will run from Canada to Texas, which poses less of a risk to the environment than the estimated 50,000 kilometers of crude oil pipelines crisscrossing the U.S. network already, they say safely and efficiently.

The u.s. State Department has expressed concern over the environmental impact of the pipeline, particularly in the Nebraska Sandhills, the dunes of porous which includes a high concentration of wetlands and aquifer keys.

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Saving is another reminder of US efforts to show humanity its presence in the Gulf Navy, strategic waterways that Iran’s Government has threatened to shut down as international sanctions over its nuclear program

(Us Coast Guard/Associated Press)-this handout photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard’s port beam view shows marked Yes-Hussayn Iran in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Coast Guard cutter rescued six mariners from ships in trouble Iran in the Persian Gulf, the second time in less than a week that the American military has come to help Iran in the sea, an official said Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Clinton condemns Iran for uranium enrichment in the underground bunker to a level that can be improved more rapidly for use in nuclear weapons from the nation

Iran asserts that the program is designed for the purpose of the energy and research. But Clinton said