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May jobs report: Hiring slows, unemployment rises

May jobs report: Hiring slows, unemployment rises

Tune in tonight to John King, USA as we take you behind the numbers of the jobs report and what it means for you and your bottom line.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Businesses hired far fewer workers than expected in May, throwing into doubt the strength of the economic recovery.

Only 69,000 jobs were added last month, the weakest growth in a year. The unemployment rate rose to 8.2%, as people rejoined the labor force.

Economists surveyed by CNNMoney had expected to see employers add 150,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to remain at 8.1%.

Revisions from previous months also showed the economy gained 49,000 fewer jobs in March and April than originally thought.

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Filed under: CNN Money • Economy • Jobs Report

Axelrod: Romney running away from record

Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod talks to John King about the campaign and slams Romney's record as governor.


Filed under: David Axelrod • Elections • Interview • JKUSA
Edwards gets acquittal, mistrial
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Edwards gets acquittal, mistrial

Tune in TONIGHT to John King, USA as we bring you the latest on the results of the John Edwards trial at 6pm ET.

Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN) – A federal jury in North Carolina acquitted former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on one count of violating campaign finance law Thursday and deadlocked on the five other counts against him.

U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles declared a mistrial on the remaining counts, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to refile the charges against the onetime North Carolina senator.

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Filed under: John Edwards

Axelrod launches attack on Romney's home turf

Tune in TONIGHT to John King, USA for our interview with David Axelrod at 6pm ET/5pm CT on CNN.

(CNN) – The Obama re-election team launched an all-out offense against Mitt Romney's record while governor of Massachusetts on Thursday with his top strategist arguing the "failed" policies supported by Romney as governor mirror those he now espouses.

On the steps of the Massachusetts State House, David Axelrod compared the promises Romney makes on the trail to those he delivered to Massachusetts voters, policies that he said led, among other things, to an increase in taxes and debt, a drop in job creation and cuts to education.

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Filed under: David Axelrod

Zakaria: Military options would be "very tough"

John King and Fareed Zakaria discuss Syria and how the international efforts to stop the violence are failing.


Filed under: Fareed Zakaria • Syria

Coleman: Syrian situation would be different if Romney was president

John King and Norm Coleman discuss the situation in Syria and how things might be different if Mitt Romney were president.


Filed under: Mitt Romney • Syria

Should Romney pick a Latino for VP?

CNN's John King talks to Alberto Gonzales about Mitt Romney potentially picking a Latino candidate for vice president.


Filed under: 2012 Veepstakes • Latino Vote • Mitt Romney • Uncategorized

Rep. Ellison: U.S. needs to do more in Syria

John King and Rep. Keith Ellison, (D) Minnesota, talk about Syria, the international response and what the people of Syria need.


Filed under: Syria

Cease-fire in Syria is not holding.

John King and Stephen Hadley, former National Security adviser, discuss the ongoing violence in Syria and what the international community should do.


Filed under: Syria

Charity Navigator issues a "donor advisory"

Brooke Baldwin, CNN's Drew Griffin and Ken Berger the CEO of Charity Navigator, discuss the charity Disabled National Veterans Foundation which is under fire for not helping the people it claims to. They talk about the importance of vetting any charity before you donate money.


Filed under: Veterans
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