COLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent may sink President Barack Obama's re-election bid, but one detail brightens his hopes. About 10 battleground states will decide the election, and seven of them have employment levels that beat the U.S. average.
Job growth in swing states doesn't guarantee Obama re-election
Sunday, June 10, 2012 | 8:07 p.m. CDT
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