White House challenger Mitt Romney seized upon a terrible jobs report to wrest back the agenda of the US presidential race, after Barack Obama's week in the convention spotlight. Both candidates hit the campaign trail immediately after the Democratic National Convention ended, but the president was put on the back foot by poor reviews of a major speech and the latest bad economic news. Romney, who flew into the battleground farming state of Iowa just ahead of Obama, took the opportunity to twist the knife and win himself some coverage after three days dominated by the Democrats' jamboree. "I was surprised by his address because I expected him to confront the major challenge of the last four...
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