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No Question: It Sucks

by Josh Marshall
06.01.12 | 6:09 am

Rough jobs report puts Obama in a political fix.

My thought has always been that Obama is in decent shape even with anemic growth as long as he can credibly point to continued improvement. But this trend puts that caveat to the test.

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