Political Spotlight on Jobs Report
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U.S. employers probably increased their hiring slightly in September, economists said in advance of jobs figures being released Friday, the last politically charged employment report before Election Day.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Everyone recognizes that this week&#39;s White House Economic Summit here in Washington is political theater. It&#39;s a chance for the White House to showcase its second term economic agenda, and get lots of mostly favorable press for it.
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The economy and jobs rank among the top concerns on voters' minds, even over terrorism and the war in Iraq in some polls.
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With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls
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CHARLOTTE, NC Aug. 20, 2004  Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry came to the heart of a conservative state hit hard by job losses over the past four years to tout his plan for curbing the export of jobs by cutting corporate taxes and enforcing ...
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US president George W. Bush could be well positioned to win the November election if the country&#39;s jobless rate holds at or below its current level, a new study suggested Monday.
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate on domestic policy set for tonight.
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate set for tonight.
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The US government released worse-than-expected unemployment figures today, piling pressure on George Bush ahead of tonight&#39;s second presidential debate.
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Washington (Billboard) - While the race for the White House  draws most of the public's political attention between now and  Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector  industries will focus a good deal of effort on state races.
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BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry had differing takes Saturday about the vitality of the nation's jobs market - a question that's heating up this year's race for the White House.    Bush, campaigning in Ohio - a pivotal state that has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs, says a new U.S...
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President Bush on Friday quickly tried to take political advantage of government data showing 144,000 new U.S. jobs were created in August as he opened his post-convention drive to the Nov. 2 election.
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Hard on the heels of Mr. Bush&#39;s election victory comes a Labor Department report that shows employers added 337,000 new jobs to the economy in October.
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The latest nationwide New York Times/CBS News Poll underscores the volatility in the Republican race, and it shows economic worries topping the votersâ agenda.
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Facts and figures on political action committee spending in the presidential race since Labor Day:
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President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs.
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Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day, highlighting a modest pace of hiring that has become an issue in President Bush's bid for re-election.