Rivals to rest on Fourth of July break
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="lull">lull</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sprint">sprint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lakeside">lakeside</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2- <span word="or">or</span> 3-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="strategist">strategist</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="Galen">Galen</span>. <span word="Galen">Galen</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="woes">woes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="eventful">eventful</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="ads">ads</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p>
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