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Posted Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, at 12:13 PM
Bill Clinton stands with President Barack Obama on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
In a word: Yes.
We ask, New York magazine answers:
"[B]y tonight, the president will know how many jobs the U.S. economy added in August, a day before the rest of the country. The all-important non-farm payrolls report, which is released on the first Friday of every month, is available to the president the day before, provided he can find a secured line to call in to his economic advisors."
***Read the rest of Slate’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention.***
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