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Vice President Joe Biden greets people after speaking at the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO Labor Day Rally, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in Detroit. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster CBS News Vice President Joe Biden aggressively defended the Obama administration s record on Monday in the wake of another leading Democrat flubbing the Are you better off question over the weekend. You want to know whether we re better off Biden said to a cheering crowd of about 3,500 people in downtown Detroit. I ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. The vice president spoke at a Labor Day rally of AFL-CIO workers, where many wore union T-shirts, Tigers baseball caps and even a few firefighter helmets. Biden reaffirmed the administration s support of unions a garrafa stanley nd hit back at Republican attacks on President Obama s you didn t build that comment. He also suggested that Republican nominee Mitt Romney would be no friend to labor in the White House. Look folks, we know who built this country and we know who is going to re-build it. It s you, Biden said. Instead of vilifying you, we should be thanki stanley quencher ng you. We owe you. Folks stanley botella , you re the reason that the automobile industry is back. Whether it was the wage freezes, the plant closures, folks, you sacrificed to keep your companies open, Biden said. Because of your productivity, the c |
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