If Mr. Obama's people said it, it has to be true, which means CNN is lying.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/05/politics/fact-check-obama-jobs/index.html
CNN Fact Check: About those 4.5 million jobs ...
Despite incredible odds and united Republican opposition, our president took action, and now we've seen 4.5 million new jobs, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, the party's keynote speaker, said.
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And total nonfarm payrolls, including government workers, are down from 133.6 million workers at the beginning of 2009 to 133.2 million in July 2012. There's been a net loss of nearly 1 million public-sector jobs since Obama took office, despite a surge in temporary hiring for the 2010 census.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/05/politics/fact-check-obama-jobs/index.html