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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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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 …
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
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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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Bernanke Blames Politics for Financial Upheaval — JACKSON HOLE, Wyo._ — The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday that the political battle this summer over the federal government's borrowing and spending had disrupted financial markets “and probably the economy as well.”
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
Bernanke: The Debt Ceiling Debate Nearly Broke the Recovery
Bernanke: The Debt Ceiling Debate Nearly Broke the Recovery
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CNBC:
Economic Growth Slows to Crawl, GDP Increase at 1%
Economic Growth Slows to Crawl, GDP Increase at 1%
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers warn Bernanke against QE 3
GOP lawmakers warn Bernanke against QE 3
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
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 potential loss of life …
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Jeff Masters / Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog:
Irene's eyewall collapses; further intensification unlikely — Satellite data and measurements from the Hurricane Hunters show that Irene is weakening. A 9:21 am EDT center fix by an Air Force Reserve aircraft found that Irene's eyewall had collapsed, and the central pressure had risen to 946 mb from a low of 942 mb this morning.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Hurricane prep: Obama ends vacation, NYC orders evacuations — President Obama is cutting short his Martha's Vineyard vacation to return to Washington tonight in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's landfall this weekend. The president warned Americans to prepare for the looming storm as quickly as possible Friday morning.
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The Daily Beast:
Global Warming's Heavy Cost
Global Warming's Heavy Cost
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Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
President Obama's posse stays put as tourists flee
President Obama's posse stays put as tourists flee
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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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Tea Party Supporters Backing Perry for GOP Nomination — Perry leads by 21 percentage points over Romney, Bachmann among this group — PRINCETON, NJ — Rick Perry's candidacy has attracted strong initial support from Republicans who identify themselves as supporters of the Tea Party movement.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
My Rick Perry Problem — and Ours — Texas governor Rick Perry is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination now, at least in the national polls. Undoubtedly that's the main reason so many East Coast pundits and Beltway wags are making fun of him. He likes guns! He's from Texas!
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Wall Street Journal:
Perry's Popping-Off Problem
Perry's Popping-Off Problem
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Ross Douthat:
Don't Panic, Mitt Romney!
Don't Panic, Mitt Romney!
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Jennifer Agiesta / Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Most Republicans happy with GOP field
AP-GfK Poll: Most Republicans happy with GOP field
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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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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Boehner asks Obama for billion-dollar list
Boehner asks Obama for billion-dollar list
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Pataki not running-Perry talking with Trump-Romney, Bachmann staying the course-Huntsman's …
Pataki not running-Perry talking with Trump-Romney, Bachmann staying the course-Huntsman's …
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Eric Felten / Wall Street Journal:
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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Michael McCarthy / USA Today:
ESPN ‘reminds’ Azinger to lay off tweets about President Obama — UPDATE: ESPN is coming down on Paul Azinger for mocking President Barack Obama on Twitter. The golf analyst tweeted Friday that the Commander-in-chief plays more golf than he does — and that Azinger has created more jobs this month than Obama has.
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Center for American Progress:
Fear, Inc. — The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America — Anti-Muslim graffiti defaces a Shi'ite mosque at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan. — SOURCE: Getty Images/Bill Pugliano — Download individual chapters of the report (pdf):
Jonathan Alter / Bloomberg:
About Jonathan Alter — You Think Obama's Been a Bad President? Prove It: Jonathan Alter — Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president? I'm not talking here about him as a tactician and communicator. We can agree that he has played some bad poker with Congress.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Why Far-Off Canadian Tar Sands Have Become A Make-Or-Break Issue For Obama With Enviros — For six days and counting now, hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the White House to demand President Obama intervene and stop the construction of an oil pipeline that will span the breadth …
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NY Daily News:
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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Mary Fitzgerald / The Irish Times:
Gadafy daughter who ‘died’ in 1986 alive — The adopted daughter of Muammar Gadafy, whom he claimed died as an infant in the 1986 US bombing of his Tripoli compound, appears to be alive and worked as a doctor in the Libyan capital, documents discovered by The Irish Times indicate.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
When bad governors try bad ideas — Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) came up with an idea he considered pretty clever. First, he told Floridians that people on welfare were more likely to be drug addicts. What did Scott base this on? Nothing in particular — he seemed to just make it up — but Scott was quite fond of the argument.
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