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Barack Obama: We just learned that our economy added 220,000 private sector jobs in December.

On the recordApril 5, 2012
We just learned that our economy added 220,000 private sector jobs in December.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting job growth in the economy during a speech.

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