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Romney, Obama each get something in jobs report

President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got something Friday out of the final snapshot of the nation's economy heading into Election Day, with more job creation and an uptick in unemployment.

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Julie Pace | Updated on November 02, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got something Friday out of the final snapshot of the nation’s economy heading into Election Day, with more job creation and an uptick in unemployment.

That data fresh in hand, both candidates were plunging into a hectic pace of campaigning, with Obama eager to fend off Romney in the key battleground of Ohio even as Romney pushed to expand the contest to other states, most notably Pennsylvania, to secure the 270 electoral votes needed to win.

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