Romney: Jobs figures underscore Obama failure

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Posted on AllSides July 7, 2012

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Friday that the latest jobs numbers released Friday, showing anemic job growth and an unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2 percent, are the latest proof that President Obamas economic plans have failed the country.

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