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    :: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 ::

    'Troubled times' By JOHN SEEWER, AP
    Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, who traveled to Toledo with Bush, said it's important to note that the president recognizes there are problems with the economy.

    'Manufacturing is under siege,' Voinovich said. 'He's listening. A leader must recognize there's a problem. Too often leaders don't recognize there's a problem.'

    Voinovich said Bush's emphasis on educating workers and reducing health care costs will go toward helping manufacturers.

    About 300 protesters stood in temperatures that dipped into the single digits and set up an oversized, inflatable rat bearing the sign, 'Where are the jobs?'
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