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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bernanke's Perry Problem — As I write this, investors around the world are anxiously awaiting Ben Bernanke's speech at the annual Fed gathering at Jackson Hole, Wyo. They want to know whether Mr. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will unveil new policies that might lift …
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vox Popoli, Booman Tribune, moneywatch.bnet.com and Freakonomics
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
The Near- and Longer-Term Prospects for the U.S. Economy — Good morning. As always, thanks are due to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for organizing this conference. This year's topic, long-term economic growth, is indeed pertinent—as has so often been the case at this symposium in past years.
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MarketBeat, New York Times and Real Time Economics
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Economic Growth Slows to Crawl, GDP Increase at 1% — The U.S. economy grew much slower than previously thought in the second quarter as business inventories and exports were less robust, a government report showed on Friday, although consumer spending was revised up.
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Calculated Risk, Washington Monthly and Hot Air
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At Jackson Hole, Bernanke Tells The Nation He'll Deliver High Unemployment For Years — As I urged below, I think the most important part of Ben Bernanke's speech today is what it does to shape expectations. The news isn't good. Ben Bernanke is telling people not only that the Fed …
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Guardian, Real Time Economics and Eschaton
Michael Woodford / Financial Times:
Bernanke should clarify policy and sink QE3
Bernanke should clarify policy and sink QE3
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Paul Krugman, ThinkProgress, FT Alphaville, Real Time Economics and EconLog
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers warn Bernanke against QE 3
GOP lawmakers warn Bernanke against QE 3
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The Politico, ThinkProgress and Prairie Weather
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Pataki not running-Perry talking with Trump-Romney, Bachmann staying the course-Huntsman's purple tie-Kimball: Never Quit-GOP turning on Palin — SCORE EXCLUSIVE - TRUMP TALKING WITH PERRY: Rick Perry has been speaking with Donald Trump by phone since wading into the presidential race, a Trump representative told Morning Score.
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Perry's Popping-Off Problem — The Republican candidate comes across well as consistent and sincere, but his quick-draw machismo will scare voters away. — Rick Perry this week roared away from the pack. Gallup had him the party favorite, with 29% of Republicans and Republican-leaning …
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Pajamas Media, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, The Politico and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Simonhernandezarthur / CNN:
Source: Pataki decides against White House run — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former New York Gov. George Pataki will not run for the Republican presidential nomination, a source close to him told CNN. — Pataki, who had been flirting with a White House bid for months, was scheduled to appear …
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Marin Cogan / The Politico:
Nikki Haley joins Michele Bachmann town hall
Nikki Haley joins Michele Bachmann town hall
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A New York Hurricane Could Be a Multibillion-Dollar Catastrophe — Time to think about the unthinkable. What if a major hurricane were to pass close to New York City, as several forecasting models now suggest that Hurricane Irene might? — Apart from the inevitable loss of life …
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New York Region Prepares for Hurricane Irene
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Alert Extends Up the East Coast as Hurricane Irene Closes In
Alert Extends Up the East Coast as Hurricane Irene Closes In
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David Brooks / New York Times:
President Rick Perry? — A few weeks ago it was possible to believe that Mitt Romney would win the New Hampshire primary and cruise easily to the Republican nomination. It's harder to see that now. — There have been a slew of polls showing Gov. Rick Perry of Texas surging to double-digit national leads.
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‘Angry’ Mitt Romney ‘Loses His Cool’ With Voter At New Hampshire Town Hall
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
On Trail, Casual Friday Versus Boardroom Cool
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Giant rat killed by pitchfork in Marcy Houses is believed to be Gambian pouched rat — It sounds like an urban legend: giant mutant-looking rats roaming a city housing project. — Only there's a picture. — A photo making the rounds shows Housing Authority worker Jose Rivera minutes …
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CERN: ‘Climate models will need to be substantially revised’ — New atomsmasher research into cloud formation — CERN's 8,000 scientists may not be able to find the hypothetical Higgs boson, but they have made an important contribution to climate physics, prompting climate models to be revised.
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Carmakers' rebound is driving jobs in U.S. — The industry that once needed bailing out could be the one to stave off recession. — Taxpayers bailed out much of the U.S. auto industry. Now the carmakers might be what saves the nation's economy from falling back into recession.
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Mother Jones, Washington Monthly, The Political Carnival and Balloon Juice
CBS News:
Nigeria U.N. office hit by massive bomb; 16 dead — Rescuers lower a United Nations worker wounded in a car-bomb attack at the U.N. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, Aug. 26, 2011. (Twitpic/NEXT) — ABUJA, Nigeria - A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew …
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Senan Murray / New York Times:
Blast Hits U.N. Building in Nigeria
Blast Hits U.N. Building in Nigeria
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Right Wing News and americanthinker.com
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NLRB OKs new rule, faces new controversy — The National Labor Relations Board, already under attack from conservatives concerned about regulatory overreach, is requiring that businesses must post information in the workplace telling employees about their rights to unionize.
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Weasel Zippers and Balloon Juice
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Health Law Puts Governors in Pickle — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, along with a slew of other Republican governors, faces a dilemma: Do they apply for millions of dollars in federal grants by September to begin establishing state-run health insurance exchanges, or let the deadline slide …
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Washington Post and Healthwatch
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For Some in G.O.P., a Tax Cut Not Worth Embracing — WASHINGTON — It is hard to find a tax cut that Congressional Republicans dislike. Unless it is a tax cut pushed by President Obama. — In a turning of the tax policy tables, Democrats are increasingly hammering on Republicans who oppose …
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Catherine Whittenburg / www2.tbo.com:
Welfare drug-testing yields 2% positive results — TALLAHASSEE — Since the state began testing welfare applicants for drugs in July, about 2 percent have tested positive, preliminary data shows. — Ninety-six percent proved to be drug free — leaving the state on the hook to reimburse the cost of their tests.
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Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear — Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement …
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Michelle Malkin and Don Surber
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Dick Cheney makes no apologies in memoir — Former vice president Dick Cheney takes quite a few shots — and makes no apologies — in his long-anticipated autobiography, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” which will be out Tuesday. — The book, written his daughter Liz Cheney …
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
George Pataki out of the 2012 running — Former New York Gov. George Pataki has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for president, sources confirm. — It's hard to say what, if any, impact this has on the GOP primaries. Few believed until this month that Pataki was really serious about getting into the race.
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