ROXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney says the news that more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week is the latest proof that President Barack Obama should be voted out of office in November.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week.

Romney cited the report during hastily arranged remarks to reporters near Boston.

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