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A ''Now Hiring'' sign is seen in a store front window in Miami Beach, Florida.

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A ''Now Hiring'' sign is seen in a store front window in Miami Beach, Florida.

What a Jobs Report Memo to a President Looks like

Correction: In the 8th paragraph, the estimated number of new jobs added to the economy is 130,000 in the month of August, not 110,000. Before President Barack Obama speaks tonight, he will likely receive a memo that could predict the...

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Workers at a construction site in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

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Workers at a construction site in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Favorable Jobs Omen for Obama

President Barack Obama heads into his marquee convention speech tonight with more than just the nationally televised blessing of his economic record that former President Bill Clinton provided last night. This morning, a closely watched private report offered a favorable...

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An iPad to photograph “Glee” actress Amber Riley during soundcheck at the Democratic National Convention.

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An iPad to photograph “Glee” actress Amber Riley during soundcheck at the Democratic National Convention.

US Airways: Go Home, See Obama

For all those disappointed in the cancellation of the football stadium speech that President Barack Obama was going to give in Charlotte tonight, US Airways has a consolation prize: Go home, and watch it there on TV. No charge. US...

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Joseph Kennedy III, left, son of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy, visits voters outside a polling station at a school in Needham on Sept. 6, 2012.

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Joseph Kennedy III, left, son of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy, visits voters outside a polling station at a school in Needham on Sept. 6, 2012.

It’s Primary Day in Massachusetts, With a Kennedy on the Ballot

Primary elections today in Massachusetts will mostly ratify long-anticipated matchups for the Nov. 6 general election. Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor and one-time adviser to President Barack Obama, is unopposed on the Democratic side in her quest to unseat Republican...

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Volunteer Ginny Barahona of Washington, hands out buttons before first lady Michelle Obama spoke at a Hispanic caucus.

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Volunteer Ginny Barahona of Washington, hands out buttons before first lady Michelle Obama spoke at a Hispanic caucus.

Julian Castro: Obama Near Clinton

Updated at 12:10 pm EDT President Barack Obama has a good chance of approaching former President Bill Clinton’s performance among Latino voters in November, says Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. “The president is the only one in...

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Filling out job applications at a job fair in Washington, DC.

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Filling out job applications at a job fair in Washington, DC.

Tomorrow’s Jobless Numbers Concern Convention Democrats

Dick Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, is “concerned” about the August employment figures that will be released tomorrow as Democrats leave Charlotte. They are concluding their three-day convention to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term. A big...

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