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President Barack Obama steps out of a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee during his tour the Jefferson North Chrysler Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010.

Obama Tours Auto Plants to Spotlight Industry Recovery

Administration is pointing to statistics showing auto industry job growth is on track to be the strongest in more than a decade

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