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Nippon Steel is considering buying U.S. Steel, but says it wants to keep jobs in the U.S. Economists say it makes sense. But U.S. presidential candidates are pushing back. Today we look at the role politics plays in distorting the economy and see whether that’s actually happening in Pennsylvania and other battleground states.
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