Analysis: Weak Jobs Report Delivers Blow To Obama

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 6:30pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The disappointing August jobs report raises yet another campaign obstacle for President Barack Obama and makes his hopes of holding onto his own job even more challenging - especially in closely contested battleground states with painfully high levels of unemployment....

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