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Bush reacts to economic news

Σάββατο, 03 Μαΐου 2008 00:25

The Labor Department said 20,000 jobs were shed last month. The national unemployment rate, which is compiled from a separate survey, fell to 5 percent from 5.1 percent in March.President Bush reacted to the economic news in a speech in St. Louis, Missouri.The President said, "Today, there was another report out that showed that we lost 20,000 jobs last month, even though the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, in other words, the unemployment rate went down. And again, that's a sign that this economy is not as robust as any of us would like it. The good news is that we anticipated this." ROUGH CUT


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