President Barack Obama: Labor Department

Mitt Romney Dept: PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- U.S. President Barack Obama set off Friday on the final two months of a brutal climb toward the Nov. 6 election as the country woke up to grim unemployment numbers and Republican challenger Mitt Romney declared, "We're going in the wrong direction.", according to Winnipeg Free Press. Friday's campaigning was dominated by a new Labor Department report showing U.S. employers added just 96,000 jobs last month, failing to meet expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 per cent from 8.3 per cent in July, but only because more people gave up looking for work and republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally in Orange City, Iowa, Friday. The night before, Obama accepted his party's nomination and warned voters if they turn away from his message of hope and hard work, "you buy into the cynicism that the change we fought for isn't possible." Related Items Articles Eastwood flying by seat of pants with chair stunt (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.