Romney Describes New Jobs Numbers As A “Kick In The Gut” To Families

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney Friday described new unemployment numbers reflecting sluggish job growth in June as “another kick in the gut to middle class families.”

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Justin Duckham
Justin Duckham is a Senior Washington Correspondent with the Talk Radio News Service. Justin is a proud alumnus of UC Merced, where he studied History, Philosophy and American Studies. Prior to making the jump to politics in 2008, Justin was a music journalist in California. Follow Justin on Twitter @Jduckham

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TRNS News Notes- Wednesday, June 19

Obama/Berlin: nuke cuts today
NSA: Google gag / plots
G-8: no Syria breakthrough
Immigration: House/Senate at odds
House: late-term abortion ban