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August Unemployment At Five-Year High
The Labor Department says that employers cut nearly 84,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate for the month was a five-year high of 6.1 percent. Job losses in June and July were also found to be worse than previously believed.
McCain, Palin Cast Themselves As Outsiders
Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, cast themselves as reformers determined to challenge the political establishment. They appeared at a campaign stop in Cedarburg, Wis., a day after McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination.
Obama: GOP Emphasis On McCain Bio Ignores Middle Class
Barack Obama said the Republican convention's focus on John McCain's biography came at the expense of the struggles of the middle class. The comments came in a campaign appearance in Duryea, Pa., a day after McCain became the GOP presidential nominee.
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