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For those of you who don’t leave the bed over the weekend, here’s the deal with the controversy surrounding the latest jobs data

By Mark | October 7, 2012

On Friday, the the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that, for the first time since President Obama took office, unemployment had fallen below the 8% mark. And, as Romney had repeatedly drawn the line in the sand at 8%, reminding American voters incessantly, since winning his party’s nomination, that Obama had presided over […]