Got a tip today of a reduction in jobs at AT&T’s business office on Capitol Avenue. The tip said as many as 100 could be affected and perhaps would be relocated to Wisconsin.

A company spokesman confirms an undisclosed number of job “surpluses” here in the wireline operation (you know, those old-fashioned fixed-line phones that an increasing number of people don’t use any more). He said other job opportunities will be offered affected employees. The statement:

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UPDATE: I forgot. Per Karl Rove’s instructions: This is the fault of Barack Obama and Mike Beebe.

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