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Luck - A president's best jobs plan

Jun 30, 2008
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A year from now, economist say the economy will be stronger and unemployment lower - regardless of whether John McCain or Barack Obama wins. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer Issue #1 on CNN — This week, 12pm ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected. Economists say that the current job losses and problem of rising unemployment will come to an end sometime in 2009. And that will be perfect timing for whoever has moved into the Oval Office. "Almost no matter what a president does, there should be employment growth during the first part of his term, because when the rate is high, it tends to go back... [read full story]                    

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