Obama, Mccain Jpost On Economy: ; 159,000 More Jobs Lost in September

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ABINGTON, Pa. - Democrat Barack Obama used word of the nation's worst monthly job loss in more than five years Friday to argue that the policies of his Republican opponents "are killing jobs in America every single day." Republican John McCain retorted that Obama's tax and spending plans won't solve the problem.

The government reported that employers cut 159,000 jobs last month, the ninth straight month of job losses. The crowd gathered to hear Obama at a Pennsylvania high school football field booed when he told them the numbers and again when he told them McCain recently said the economy is fundamentally strong and has made great progress under President Bush.

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Obama, Mccain Jpost On Economy: ; 159,000 More Jobs Lost in September

The Illinois senator encouraged voters to change the Republican leadership in the White House that he said hasn't worked. He disputed McCain running mate Sarah Palin'...

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