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Jay Carney said Mr Obama felt the visit was important to help boost U.S. jobs. 'The President is taking this trip because he is committed to growing the economy and rebalancing our national security posture,

Double checking to make sure this isn't from Onion. Nope, looks like it is real.

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Good grief I wonder if Carney knows how totally stupid this sounds? Obama is going to Rio to look for U.S. Jobs?!!! Is he trying to secure 100 temp jobs for US citizens to staff the next Carnival in Rio?