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Obama To Meet With O'Malley And Democratic Governors

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama will meet with Governor Martin O'Malley and other Democratic governors at the White House to discuss job creation.

Obama plans to meet with O'Malley, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, and the governors of 11 other states and American Samoa on Friday afternoon. The White House said Thursday that the group will talk about how to coordinate federal and state efforts to spur job growth.

Other Democrats scheduled to attend the meeting include Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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