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  • Washington Post touts low unemployment, strong economy; credits President [FLASHBACK]

    01/07/2006 8:14:50 AM PST · by nwrep · 35 replies · 1,514+ views
    Washington Post Archives | May 4, 1996 | John M. Berry; Washington Post Staff Writers
    In sharp contrast to yesterday, when the 4.9% unemployment rate was described by the MSM as "weak numbers", the media was tripping over itself in 1996 while reporting the 5.6% unemployment under President Clinton in 1996 as evidence of a rosy economy and good policies by the administration. Below is how the Post described the news. Notice that it buried the weaker than expected payroll growth deep in the report, while yesterday it lead most of the major newscasts, which downplayed the unemployment numbers. ******************************************************** The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent, its lowest level in 14 months, the government...