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Newt Gingrich: If we were at 4.7 percent unemployment right now, 5.5 million Americans would be at work, who, under Obama's policies…

On the recordMay 30, 2012
If we were at 4.7 percent unemployment right now, 5.5 million Americans would be at work, who, under Obama's policies, are currently unemployed.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich argues that Romney's unemployment rate in Massachusetts was better than the current national rate under Obama.

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