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caught on tape. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the politics of unemployment swirling today as president obama and the republicans try to spin the latest jobless numbers to their political advantage. while the president is highlighting new signs of economic strength, the republicans are spotlighting the unemployment level that remains unchanged despite solid job growth. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian has more in prince georges county in virginia. dan? >> reporter: wolf, the president came here today because he says rolls royce jet engines are helping to b...

>> well, i'm not focusing on that. i'm focusing most heavily on my own very positive record. and i'm speaking about that on the stump and i'm advertising it on television. but when congressman sestak puts on a commercial touting his service, and i commend him for most of his service. but it's relevant and the voters ought to know why he was terminated. and it is not my words, but it's the words of the navy "times" and the army "times" that he was terminated because of poor control climate -- poor command climate. and when he puts on this ad, which is in violation of d.o.d. rules, because there...

Which is in violation of d.o.d. rules, because there's no disclaimer, i think i'm entitled to reply. the voters ought to know the whole story. listen, this isn't my opinion. these are facts. >> let me ask you. i'm not going give his side of the story. he gave it to us last night so i will relay it to you, senator. he says a new chief of operation came in, mike mullen and replaced vernon clark. vernon clark says this about him. this is vernon clark, the cno who appointed him. he did what i asked him to do, i wanted straight talk, and this put him in the crosshairs. people will say what they wan...

Joe. it says joe sestak awol. senator, as four weeks to go before the primary, why are you focusing on this man's 31-year military career and not his political positions? >> well, i'm not focusing on that. i'm focusing most heavily on my own very positive record. and i'm speaking about that on the stump and i'm advertising it on television. but when congressman sestak puts on a commercial touting his service and i commend him for most of his service. but it's relevant and the voters ought to know why he was terminated. and it is not my words, but it's the words of the navy "times" and the army...