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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
U.S. Lost Jobs in August, but Fewer Than Expected — American businesses added more jobs in the last three months than originally estimated, but the wheels of the economic recovery are still spinning in place. — The private sector added 67,000 jobs in August, according to the Department of Labor …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
PRIVATE-SECTOR JOB GROWTH.... In the last post, we talked about the new monthly jobs report, with the chart we've all come to know and love. But many of you have emailed to suggest it's time for a slightly different chart — one showing just the private sector job market. — It's a fair request.
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The Daily Whim and Matthew Yglesias
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama stands by ‘Recovery Summer’
Obama stands by ‘Recovery Summer’
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The Curious Capitalist, NPR, The Confluence and Michelle Malkin
Mark Levin / Facebook:
Perspective, boys, perspective — As I recall, National Review endorsed John McCain over J.D. Hayworth. I don't recall any concerns mentioned about his Keating Five role or his widely reported temper tantrums. No, J.D., we were told, had all kinds of flaws.
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Oh, Great, Now We Have Sand “Castle” Conservatives, Too
Oh, Great, Now We Have Sand “Castle” Conservatives, Too
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AmSpecBlog, National Review, The Other McCain and The Freedomist
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Pulling the Plug in Delaware: The Liberty.com and Christine O'Donnell Matter
Pulling the Plug in Delaware: The Liberty.com and Christine O'Donnell Matter
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Wall Street Journal:
The Small Business The 97% Fallacy — The president's plan to raise top marginal rates is holding back the very people who should be leading the economic recovery. — When Congress returns from its summer recess, members will face a pivotal decision about the expiring Bush tax cuts.
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Washington Post, AmSpecBlog, Fausta's Blog and The Politico
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Democrat won't apologize for joke about Pelosi
Democrat won't apologize for joke about Pelosi
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Alex Seitz-Wald / Think Progress:
Ryan Knocks GOP Tax Cut Fantasy: 'I'm Not One Of These People …
Ryan Knocks GOP Tax Cut Fantasy: 'I'm Not One Of These People …
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Washington Monthly, The Hill and TPMDC
New York Times:
New York Poll Finds Wariness for Muslim Site — Two-thirds of New York City residents want a planned Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated to a less controversial site farther away from ground zero in Lower Manhattan, including many who describe themselves as supporters of the project, according to a New York Times poll.
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Charles Leaf / myfoxny.com:
Mosque Investor Was Terror Contributor
Mosque Investor Was Terror Contributor
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Real Story — Next week, President Obama is scheduled to propose new measures to boost the economy. I hope they're bold and substantive, since the Republicans will oppose him regardless — if he came out for motherhood, the G.O.P. would declare motherhood un-American.
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David Dayen / news.firedoglake.com:
Administration's September Rollout: Big Payroll Tax Cut
Administration's September Rollout: Big Payroll Tax Cut
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The Atlantic Online, Crooks and Liars, Matthew Yglesias, The New Republic and Eschaton
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Is a Payroll Tax Holiday a Good Idea?
Is a Payroll Tax Holiday a Good Idea?
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EconLog, Questions and Observations and Guardian
Arizona Daily Star:
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.
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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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats — FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama. — Enlarge This Image
Jim Romenesko / Romenesko:
AP: ‘Combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is’ — Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:30 PM — Subject: Standards Center guidance: The situation in Iraq — Many AP staffers are producing content that refers to the situation in Iraq.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq
AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq
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The Moderate Voice
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Alternate History — The Democrats could be heading toward a defeat of historic proportions in November, but it is possible to imagine a scenario in which things might have turned out differently: — On Dec. 16, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama and his senior aides gathered for a briefing on the state of the U.S. economy.
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Ezra Klein, TalkLeft, Commentary, NewsBusters.org and Prairie Weather
CNN:
Palin's ‘impotent’ comments make rounds — Sarah Palin has set the blogosphere ablaze again. — (CNN) - Sarah Palin has managed to set the blogosphere ablaze again, this time after appearing to use sexual metaphors to slam mainstream media reporters who rely on anonymous sources.
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The Moderate Voice, The Other McCain, Mediaite, Weigel, Weasel Zippers, his vorpal sword and Advocate
The New York Times Company:
Peter Orszag to Write New York Times Op-Ed Column — Peter Orszag, economist and former director of the Office of Management and Budget, will become a contributing columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed page. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, his columns will appear one to two times a month …
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Ezra Klein, Matthew Yglesias, New York Magazine, The Page and Gawker
The Huffington Post:
Mark Kirk Increasingly Brings Up Greek Financial Crisis To Criticize His Greek Opponent Alexi Giannoulias — What's Your Reaction: … In recent months, Mark Kirk, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois, has increasingly been bringing up the financial crisis in Greece as a warning …
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Washington Monthly and Wonk Room
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Senate poll: Giannoulias, Kirk neck and neck
Senate poll: Giannoulias, Kirk neck and neck
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NBC Chicago, Real Clear Politics, Ballot Box, TPMDC, Swing State Project and The Page
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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AmSpecBlog, Red Dog Report and Weasel Zippers
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New evidence undermines feds' case against Arizona — You've heard a lot about the Justice Department's lawsuit to stop the new Arizona immigration law. But that's just one part of the Obama administration's multi-front war on immigration enforcement in Arizona.
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Robert B. Reich / New York Times:
How to End the Great Recession — THIS promises to be the worst Labor Day in the memory of most Americans. Organized labor is down to about 7 percent of the private work force. Members of non-organized labor — most of the rest of us — are unemployed, underemployed or underwater.
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Commentary, NewsBusters.org and protein wisdom
The Huffington Post:
Sharron Angle Claims Unemployment Insurance 'Really Doesn't Benefit Anyone' — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — In an interview this Wednesday, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle heightened her criticisms of unemployment insurance, insisting that the benefits program to help the jobless ended up benefiting nobody.
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Washington Monthly, 24Ahead, Daily Kos and TPMDC
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.
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Our distracted commander in chief — Many have charged that President Obama's decision to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan 10 months from now is hampering our war effort. But now it's official. In a stunning statement last week, Marine Corps Commandant James Conway admitted that the July 2011 date is …
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Dave Cook / Christian Science Monitor:
AFL-CIO president to Sarah Palin: Change or be linked with McCarthyism — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka charged that if Republican political star Sarah Palin is not more careful in her choice of words, the political movement she has helped to create will be linked with 1950s McCarthyism.
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Crooks and Liars
National Review:
The Revolt of the Bourgeois — Tea partiers are mad as heck, and they’re letting the world know — politely. — The much-analyzed speeches at the Glenn Beck Lincoln Memorial rally weren't as notable as what the estimated 300,000 attendees did: follow instructions, listen quietly to hours of speeches, and throw out their trash.
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Don Surber
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
He's Not Even A 911 family Member — The vampires are out in full force. — Last night, Keith Ubertool Olbermann earned his propaganda paycheck by lying, deceiving and giving opportunists and charlatans the opportunity to exploit the horrible 911 attacks for their own personal gain.
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Little Green Footballs and Jihad Watch