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    Jobs Numbers Increase Political Pressure on President, Congress

    In July, the economy produced 85,000 jobs, and 60,000 were predicted for August. Now the results are in and they're more than disappointing: no new jobs at all for the first time in almost a year. Major Garrett is Congressional correspondent for National Journal .

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

    In July, the economy produced 85,000 jobs, and 60,000 were predicted for August. Now the results are in and they're more than disappointing: no new jobs at all for the first time in almost a year. Major Garrett is Congressional correspondent for National Journal.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is There a '9/11 Generation?'
    1. 0:00Jobs Numbers Increase Political Pressure on President, CongressYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47September 11 and Young People
    3. 43:58Quantity of Space Junk Reaches 'Tipping Point'
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