Today, the Labor Department released its monthly employment survey and reported that the nation lost 11, 000 jobs in November -- which was about 115, 000 fewer than was forecast -- and is about close to zero, from the perspective of our overall economy. (Applause.) The unemployment rate ticked down, instead of up. (Applause.) The report also found that we lost about 160, 000 fewer jobs over the last two months than we had previously thought.

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On good days, I like to think of myself as an opinion leader, someone whose experience, perspective, and sagacity warrant close attention.

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You're just so close to it and you sometimes lose perspective, you can't see the forest for the trees, that sort of thing.

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In terms of time frame, let me give you a sense of perspective from our U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, who has been in close contact in negotiations with his counterparts on the Russian side.

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