Washington (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to participate in town hall-style meetings next week in two cities that have struggled amid the crumbling economy.
 
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Friday said Obama plans to visit Elkhart, Ind., on Monday to tell residents what his $900 billion stimulus plan would mean for them.
 
The president also plans a Tuesday trip to Fort Myers, Fla., to try to sell his economic recovery plan, which is being delayed in Congress as lawmakers argue about its price and its priorities.
 
Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen region saw its unemployment rate soar to 15.3 percent in December.
 
In Florida's Fort Myers, unemployment has climbed to 10 percent.