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    Disappointing Jobs Numbers

    The Labor Department reports a net gain of 115,000 jobs in April, another month with less growth than economists predicted.  Mitt Romney seized the moment, calling the report "disappointing, and "way off from what should happen in a normal recovery."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Labor Department reports a net gain of 115,000 jobs in April, another month with less growth than economists predicted. Mitt Romney seized the moment, calling the report "disappointing, and "way off from what should happen in a normal recovery." Sudeep Reddy is economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal and blogger for Real Time Economics.

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    China, the US and the Fate of Blind Dissident Chen Guangcheng
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sudeep Reddy

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    China, the US and the Fate of Blind Dissident Chen Guangcheng
    1. 0:00Disappointing Jobs NumbersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:35A Blind Man, International Diplomacy and China's Political Struggles
    3. 42:00The Kentucky Derby, the Most Exciting Two Minute in Sports
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