memeorandum: Dems have few options on economy (Ben White/The Politico)

7:40 AM ET, September 4, 2010

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Brewer: No more debates - period — PHOENIX - Arizona voters won't be seeing any more debates between the top gubernatorial contenders. — Incumbent Republican Jan Brewer said Thursday she has no intention of participating in any more events with Democrat Terry Goddard.

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The Huffington Post:

Jan Brewer: No More Debates For Me — What's Your Reaction: … Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is apparently done with participating in gubernatorial debates, because she is terrible at them. Per Jillian Rayfield at TPM: … My follow-up question would have probably been …

Jillian Rayfield / TPMDC:
Jan Brewer: I'm Done With Debates (VIDEO)

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Oh my: Chris Christie endorses Mike Castle — In which Team Castle tosses tea partiers a curveball: If the right's new rock star thinks he's conservative enough, shouldn't they think so too? I'm ... not so sure they should, partly because Christie's own “true conservative” …

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Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:

The Senate's In Play — For much of this year, it seemed a near mathematical impossibility that Republicans could score the 10-seat net gain needed to flip the Senate, which is split between 59 Democrats (including two independents who caucus with Democrats and largely vote with the party) and 41 Republicans.

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Dan / Riehl World View:
Oh, Great, Now We Have Sand “Castle” Conservatives, Too

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Gabriel Malor / minx.cc:
Video: Gov. Christie Endorses Mike Castle

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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:

Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue — The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state. — “We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet,” he fumed to a roomful of voters. “In my view, we have nothing to show for it.”

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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Ryan Knocks GOP Tax Cut Fantasy: 'I'm Not One Of These People …

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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Ryan: ‘Plenty of room’ to cut $700B from budget to extend high-end tax cuts

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Aharding / CNN:

Tea Party candidate sparks backlash in Delaware — The Tea Party Express launched new ads supporting Delaware Republican primary Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell. — Washington (CNN) - Fresh on the heels of Joe Miller's surprising win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska Republican Senate primary …

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Ben White / The Politico:

Dems have few options on economy — With another tepid jobs report in the books Friday, Democrats desperate for quick policy action to boost the economy face an excruciating dilemma, experts say. — The few things that might pass Congress — such as a payroll tax holiday or extended research …

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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Is a Payroll Tax Holiday a Good Idea?

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Ezra Klein:

Repeal the 17th amendment? — During our discussion of the filibuster today — which you can stream over at C-SPAN's Web site — Heritage's Brian Darling talked a bit about the Senate's important role as a voice for the states. Responding to a questioner, he went so far as to say he'd consider repeal …

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David Catanese / The Politico:

Colo. GOP tries to push Maes out — Top Colorado Republicans are attempting to convince gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes to drop his bid for governor by the end of Friday, a well-placed Republican in the state tells POLITICO. — In a meeting Friday morning, party chairman Dick Wadhams …

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Henry Payne / Detroit News:

The irony of Jesse Jackson's stripped SUV — Add Jesse Jackson's ride to prominent vehicles being stripped in Detroit. — Following the embarrassing news that Mayor Dave Bing's GMC Yukon was hijacked by criminals this week, Detroit's Channel 7 reports that the Reverend's Caddy Escalade SUV …

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Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:

Broader U-6 Jobless Rate up to 16.7%: Why the Jump? — The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.6% in August, but the government's broader measure of unemployment rose even more to 16.7%, the highest rate since April. — The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the …

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Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen

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Neil Irwin / Washington Post:
Unemployment rate rises, in sign of weak growth

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John Cook / Yahoo! News:

Pentagon declined to investigate hundreds of purchases of child pornography — A 2006 Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation into the purchase of child pornography online turned up more than 250 civilian and military employees of the Defense Department—including …

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William Yardley / New York Times:

Alaska Winner, Lover of Privacy, Loses His Own — FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The man with the best chance of becoming the next senator from Alaska lives at the end of a long gravel road here at the edge of the continent. Tribulation Trail is the name of his street. Signs warn against trespassing.

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Jerusalem Post:

US envoy Oren warns: Hizbullah has 15,000 rockets on border — Ambassador says Islamist group amassing arsenal in southern Lebanon with long enough range to hit Eilat; missiles now hidden beneath hospitals, homes and schools to avoid Israeli Air Force strikes. — Talkbacks (16) — Iranian Threat

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David B. Caruso / Associated Press:

Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity — NEW YORK - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.

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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:

Israeli spies wooing U.S. Muslims, sources say — The CIA took an internal poll not long ago about friendly foreign intelligence agencies. — The question, mostly directed to employees of the clandestine service branch, was: Which are the best allies among friendly spy services …

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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:

Big Labor's Legacy of Violence — To mark Labor Day 2010, President Obama will join hands with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in Milwaukee and pose as champions of the working class. Bad move. Trumka's organizing record is a shameful reminder of the union movement's violent and corrupt foundations.

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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:

Libtalker, Guest Ponder Glenn Beck Torture Methods — E-BECK-TROCUTION? — Lefties Devise New Torture Fantasies For FOX Talker — To those working inside the left-wing media's smear factory, the toughest job these days must surely be cooking up fresh new ways to destroy one's political opponents.

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CNN:

Senior Florida Democrat bucks party, endorses Crist — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist received a surprising endorsement on Thursday. — (CNN) - The highest ranking Democrat in Florida's state Senate on Thursday endorsed Republican-turned-independent Gov. Charlie Crist in his bid for the U.S. Senate.

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CQ-Roll Call / The Eye:

Alaska: Miller Getting Serious About Fundraising — Alaska Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller has hired a prominent Washington, D.C., fundraiser to help fuel his general election campaign against Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D). — Miller, a Fairbanks attorney who narrowly ousted Senate …

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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Survey USA poll shows Whitman, Fiorina leading in CA — Welcome to California ... the Red State. At least that's what Survey USA finds in its latest poll of likely voters in the gubernatorial and Senate races, where Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina still lead.

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Front Page Magazine:

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