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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
People Not In Labor Force Soar By 522,000, Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest Since 1981 — it is just getting sad now. In April the number of people not in the labor force rose by a whopping 522,000 from 87,897,000 to — 88,419,000. This is the highest on record.
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Economic growth slows as nation adds only 115,000 jobs in April — The nation's economy added 115,00 jobs in April while the unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a point to 8.1 percent. — The figures are lower than a month ago and were also below what many analysts had expected.
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CNN, Michelle Malkin and Washington Free Beacon
Calculated Risk:
April Employment Report: 115,000 Jobs, 8.1% Unemployment Rate — From the BLS: … This was below expectations of 165,000 payroll jobs added. — Click on graph for larger image. — Job growth started picking up early last year, but then the economy was hit by a series of shocks …
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Firedoglake, Free exchange, The New Republic, American Prospect, CNBC and ourfuture.org/blogs_chrono/*
Felix Salmon:
April's jobs: Americans aren't working
April's jobs: Americans aren't working
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Ezra Klein, Business Insider, Swampland, Free exchange, Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, Brad DeLong and Moe Lane
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
U.S. Added Only 115,000 Jobs in April; Rate Is 8.1%
U.S. Added Only 115,000 Jobs in April; Rate Is 8.1%
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Economix, National Review, Runnin' Scared and Gothamist
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
The awful April jobs report: Is the ‘real’ unemployment rate 11.1%?
The awful April jobs report: Is the ‘real’ unemployment rate 11.1%?
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WILLisms.com
Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
April jobs report: Hiring slows, unemployment falls
April jobs report: Hiring slows, unemployment falls
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Fortune, GOP 12, American Spectator and The Stranger …
Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:
Employers in U.S. Added Fewer Jobs Than Forecast in April
Employers in U.S. Added Fewer Jobs Than Forecast in April
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Scared Monkeys and The Page
Annalyn Censky / CNNMoney.com:
The 86 million invisible unemployed
The 86 million invisible unemployed
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Infowars and NewsBusters.org
Plain Dealer:
Mitt Romney issues Ohio challenge to President Obama — Welcome to Ohio. I have a simple question for you: Where are the jobs? — As we enter the fourth year of your term, unemployment is over 8 percent and has been for your entire term. Nearly 23 million men and women are unemployed …
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ABCNEWS, The Hill, American Prospect, msnbc.com, The Caucus, Power Line, Daily Kos and Business Insider
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climateconference.heartland.org:
Our Billboards — Do You Still Believe in Global Warming? — Billboards in Chicago paid for by The Heartland Institute point out that some of the world's most notorious criminals say they “still believe in global warming” - and ask viewers if they do, too.
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Little Green Footballs, ThinkProgress, American Prospect, Guardian, The Raw Story, BuzzFeed, Harry's Place, Wonkette and The Daily Dish
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Romney and Santorum Meet in Private — It was shrouded in secrecy, but some immediate details are coming out from the meeting held this morning between presumptive GOP nominee, Mitt Romney and his former rival Rick Santorum. — The met alone, face to face and without staffers during …
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GOP 12
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Rick Santorum / CNN:
Romney and Santorum meet at office of adviser
Romney and Santorum meet at office of adviser
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Politicker and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
New York Times:
Deal Appears Near on Dissident, But Clinton Expresses Caution — BEIJING — China has agreed to accept an application by the dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng to travel to the United States as a student, the State Department said on Friday, pointing to a quick resolution of an eight …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Dissident will be allowed to leave China
Dissident will be allowed to leave China
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National Review and Campaign 2012
Indianapolis Star:
Indiana senator: Poll gives Mourdock sizable lead over Lugar — A new poll shows Treasurer Richard Mourdock building a commanding lead over Sen. Richard Lugar. — The Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll, conducted by two prominent Republican and Democratic pollsters, shows Mourdock with a 48 percent to 38 percent lead over Lugar.
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Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Dick Lugar In Deep Trouble, A New Poll Finds
Dick Lugar In Deep Trouble, A New Poll Finds
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The Moderate Voice
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Poll: Lugar trails Mourdock by 10 points
Poll: Lugar trails Mourdock by 10 points
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CNN and Riehl World View
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face gang rape charges after US hotel orgy — Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face gang rape charges after an escort girl said the former International Monetary Fund chief and three others held her down and forced her to have anal sex. — Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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Reuters and The Raw Story
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Maïa De La Baume / New York Times:
New Sex Allegations Against Strauss-Kahn
New Sex Allegations Against Strauss-Kahn
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msnbc.com, DCist and New York Magazine
Michael Graham / Boston Herald:
See the pale-faced Warren redden — Dances with truths about her ethnicity — Is “Liz Warren” how you say “affirmative action” in Cherokee? — When the “Faux-cahontas” story first broke, I looked at it mostly as a laugh line — a truth-stretching liberal hoist on the left's identity-politics petard.
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Elizabeth Warren brings no peace to Dems
Elizabeth Warren brings no peace to Dems
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Campaign Stops, Jammie Wearing Fools and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Bob Kerrey / NY Daily News:
President Obama's Bin Laden indiscretion — He spoke too soon and said too much — In the Situation Room of the White House on May 1, 2011, President Obama and his national security team receive an update on the Osama Bin Laden raid. — The operation that resulted in the death …
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Ballot Box and Hotline On Call
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Orlando Sentinel:
Source: Zimmerman says Trayvon circled his SUV, frightened him — George Zimmerman told investigators that while he was on the phone with a Sanford police dispatcher reporting Trayvon Martin as suspicious, the teenager was circling his vehicle on foot, a source familiar with the investigation told the Orlando Sentinel.
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Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times and Trayvon Martin
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Correspondent Involved in Misleading ‘Today’ Segment Leaves NBC News
Correspondent Involved in Misleading ‘Today’ Segment Leaves NBC News
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JustOneMinute, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, Scared Monkeys, Deadline.com, NewsBusters.org blogs and Weasel Zippers
Amy Bingham / ABCNEWS:
Ted Nugent to Keep Up Obama Flames — Ted Nugent speaks during a rally, Oct. 30, 2010 in Charleston, W.V. (Randy Snyder/Getty Images) — Ted Nugent, after a Secret Service investigation, a canceled Army concert and an outpouring of criticism, said presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's camp …
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The Moderate Voice, Politico and The Texas Tribune
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney Speaks Out On Grenell Resignation: We Don't Select People Based On ‘Their Sexual Preference’ — Mitt Romney spoke out about the resignation of ex-foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell during an appearance on Fox News this morning. In doing so, the former Massachusetts governor failed …
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Firedoglake, American Prospect, Taylor Marsh, Mother Jones, The PJ Tatler, The Huffington Post and Hot Air
Erik Ortiz / NY Daily News:
Medical reports show Adolf Hitler used cocaine, suffered extreme flatulence — Records up for bid online through Alexander Historical Auctions reveal the Nazi leader's many quirks — An X-ray copy of Adolf Hitler's skull is part of the cache of medical documents on the Nazi leader given …
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The Moderate Voice
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Unreal... Obama to Officially Launch 2012 Campaign on Karl Marx's Birthday — From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. — You just can't make this stuff up. — Barack Obama will officially launch his 2012 re-election campaign on Karl Marx's birthday. — Freedom Post reported:
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RedState, Moe Lane, Weasel Zippers, THE FREEDOM POST, No More Mister Nice Blog and The PJ Tatler
San Francisco Chronicle:
Eric Swalwell recommended for House — Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, should have retired by now. His performance in this campaign has produced cringe-worthy moments that show a mean-spiritedness and recklessness with the facts - and a detachment from one of the region's critical issues - that suggest it is time for change.
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Politico