The latest jobs report, released Friday, shows that the U.S. economy added no new jobs in August as the unemployment rate remained steady at 9.1 percent. President Barack Obama withdrew a proposed clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog. And the Republican presidential hopefuls have a busy Labor Day weekend ahead.
Above, all of that and more, in a rundown of your day in politics news.
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