Obama, Romney see what they want in jobs report

Three months shy of Election Day, the latest numbers showed monthly job creation was higher than expected - but unemployment rose, too. That gave each candidate political room to see only what he wanted, and to stick with the fundamental economic argumen

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Those are our neighbors and families finding work ... But, let's acknowledge, we've still got too many folks out there who are looking for work....

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