Candidates Present Contrasting Pictures on Jobs

NPR

Published October 27, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

President Bush and Sen. Kerry sharply disagree in their description of the jobs market. David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal talks about how the presidential candidates make their respective cases about jobs and unemployment.

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