Obama convention glow dimmed by grim jobs data

The grim report was likely to dim the convention afterglow for Obama, who in an impassioned speech accepting his party's nomination had appealed to Americans for more time and patience to finish his economic agenda.

Seizing on the jobs data to slam Obama's handling of the economy - the top concern of voters - his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, called the figures "disheartening for the American people" as he arrived in Iowa for campaign events.

"If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover," the former Massachusetts governor said in a statement issued by his campaign. "It is clear that President Obama just hasn't lived up to his promises and his policies haven't worked. We aren't better off than they were four years ago."

Obama, back on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, accentuated the positive in the numbers, noting that the private sector has now generated jobs for 30 straight months. But Obama told a cheering crowd: "It's not good enough. We need to create more jobs faster."

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posted for the effing spin yahoo put on this, they make it seem as if unemployment has grown or gosh who is yahoo stumping for?