President Obama has at times hesitated to tout the economy’s strength too much given high unemployment, but he’s sounding increasingly optimistic on the campaign trail. In his first post-debate speech on Wednesday in Iowa, he tied together a slew of positive news in the stock market, jobs market, and housing to make the case that the economy was heading towards a breakthrough.
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