SAINT LOUIS: President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a four year, $300 billion plan to rebuild America's highways, bridges and rail systems, hoping to defy gridlock in Congress to enact major reform.

Obama's initiative marked his latest attempt to animate his second term, even though hopes of big political change are already dimming as Washington fixates on November's congressional elections.

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