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Brass Balls Department; Mitt is running an ad that blames Obama for losing jobs
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57513364-503544/new-obama-ad-hits-romney-on-china/
CBS News) As campaign discourse pivots back to the economy, the Obama campaign is out with a new ad challenging Mitt Romney on China, accusing the former Massachusetts governor of outsourcing jobs and rebutting his claims that he would stand up to the nation.
Just a day after Romney went after Mr. Obama for allegedly not cracking down on China's economic "cheating," the president's re-election campaign is rehashing is attempting to cast doubt on his credibility on the subject.
"Mitt Romney? Tough on China? Romney's companies were called pioneers in shipping U.S. manufacturing jobs overseas," says a narrator in the thirty-second spot, entitled "The Cheaters," which is set to air on television in nine battleground states.
Citing articles from the Washington Post and the New York Times, the ad contends that Romney "invested in firms that specialized in relocating jobs to low wage countries like China," adding that "even today part of Romney's fortune is invested in China."
Obama's answer