President Barack Obama takes the stage during a campaign event at George Mason University, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, in Fairfax, Va
Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press
FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama says an encouraging jobs report shows that the country has made too much progress to turn back to the policies that he says led the nation into an economic crisis.
Obama got much-needed good news Friday following his disappointing debate performance as the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent. That's the lowest it's been since he took office in 2009.
At a campaign event in suburban Washington, Obama said the report was "a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now."
Cheers erupted from the crowd at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., when Obama noted that the jobless rate is now at its lowest level since he became president.
Republican rival Mitt Romney says Obama still hasn't done enough to create jobs.
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And a quote: "The Obama administration is coming under fire for encouraging companies affected by the looming sequestration cuts to hold off issuing layoff notices as required by law, saying the WARN Act doesn't apply in this More..
Now they are saying the books have been cooked on the new unemployment numbers and that the numbers don't add up. If it can be proven that the numbers are bogus, and there is every indication that they are, how will it play with undecided More..
I don't know, Rifleman. Why don't you tell us.
By the way, Whose quote are you using? Who is "they"? And what indications are there that the numbers are bogus?