Obama looks to connect with young voters

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Making his case to a young audience at Facebook headquarters, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that trimming $4 trillion from the nation's deficits over 12 years sounds like a lot, but can be done.

Obama was in Palo Alto answering questions in person and online during a town hall at the home base of the popular social networking site.

On a three-day Western tour, he holds another session today in Reno, Nev., with a message that his approach to cutting deficits is more balanced and less painful than a rival House GOP plan.

Obama, who already has a lot of Facebook fans -- more than 19 million on his official page -- is pitching his prescription for reducing the deficit through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases for the rich.

The president's three-day trip is his most extensive travel since he announced his 2012 re-election bid earlier this month. -- AP