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Ohio Sen. Rob Portman was selected to deliver the weekly Republican address over the weekend, in which he criticized President Barack Obama on slow job growth, federal debt and spending. The nearly 6-minute video provides an example of how Portman, rumored to be on Mitt Romney's shortlist of possible vice presidential picks, would perform in an attack-dog role for the campaign if chosen. Here's the full transcript: "I'm Rob Portman, a United States Senator from Ohio. "This week, 13 million Americans won't go to work, not because they're on vacation, but because they can't find jobs. "As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to help these Americans find work. "And exactly three years ago today, he pledged 'To get this economy back on its feet.' He said about the economy, 'Give it to me.' "Well, America did give it to him. We gave him the ability to turn things around. And three years later, the results are in: "Unemployment is over 8 percent for the...

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