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Making the most of a supporting role

In this season of Labor Day, job creation and the inchoate 2012 Presidential campaign trail – now an eighteen month affair – ports continue to be a bit player in the larger script.

President Obama's focus on unemployment plays nicely into the hands of ports. Credit: The White House

In this season of Labor Day, job creation and the inchoate 2012 Presidential campaign trail - now an eighteen month affair - ports continue to be a bit player in the larger script.

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