Eddie Vedder: Government assistance helped me as a youth - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News

Eddie Vedder: Government assistance helped me as a youth - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News: " A government assistance program helped train him as a security guard so he could finance his musical ambitions, Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder said at a campaign event for Barack Obama.

Vedder, 47, outlined his youthful struggles in response to GOP nominee Mitt Romney's caught-on-tape comments about those seeking government help. The singer-songwriter was performing at a private fundraiser for the president."

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