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Each election is important, but 2012’s race is shaping up to be an exceptional one. The polls are tight and voters are focusing early on the candidates' plans. Having wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination in Texas last night, Governor Romney now will shift his entire focus to the general election, where the biggest issue on voters’ minds remains getting the economy operating on all cylinders [...]
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April’s jobs report was released today and showed that, while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent, overall economic growth was sluggish as employers across the country showed their reluctance to add to their payrolls. Speeding up the recovery has long been a focus of policymakers, yet today’s report demonstrates that closer attention must be paid to the gaps in the skill sets of today’s workforce. [...]