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White House reacts after mediocre jobs report

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The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, a disappointing number for economists and forecasters. CBS News' Emily Pandise and Ed O'Keefe report. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the interne

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Both outlets focus on the same White House spin around a weak jobs report. 60 Minutes frames it as a reaction to a mediocre or disappointing report, while The Guardian US foregrounds the administration’s claim that the numbers prove Trump’s “reindustrialization agenda” is working. The Guardian is the only outlet here to add that explicit line in the headline.

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