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11:00 AM ET, August 3, 2012

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Jeff Cox / CNBC:

Economy Creates 163,000 New Jobs but Rate Rises to 8.3% — The U.S. economy followed up a weak second quarter by creating more jobs than expected with 163,000 new positions added in July, but the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent. — Markets reacted positively to the announcement …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, Questions and Observations, The Political Carnival, Weekly Standard, The PJ Tatler, Washington Free Beacon, FT Alphaville and Washington Examiner

Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:

July Employment Report: 163,000 Jobs, 8.3% Unemployment Rate — From the BLS: … Click on graph for larger image. — This was a somewhat better month, and the revisions for the previous two months were mostly offsetting. — This was above expectations of 100,000 payroll jobs added.

Discussion: Firedoglake, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Business Insider and Outside the Beltway

Binyamin Appelbaum / Economix:

Beware the Jobs Report of July — The American economy almost certainly shed more than a million jobs last month, just as it does every July. But that's not the “jobs number” that will get most of the attention when the Bureau of Labor Statistics speaks Friday morning.

Discussion: American Prospect, Washington Monthly, Business Insider, The New Republic, Daily Kos, Quite Normal, Real Time Economics and Calculated Risk

Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:

195,000 Fewer Americans Had Jobs in July; 150,000 Dropped Out of Labor Force — (CNSNews.com) - There were 195,000 fewer people employed in the United States in July than in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the national unemployment rate ticked up from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Washington Examiner

Catherine Rampell / New York Times:

Pace of Hiring Rose in July, but Jobless Rate Ticked Up — Continuing a long slog upward from the depths of the recession, the American economy added 163,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, the Labor Department said on Friday. That compares to a revised 64,000 jobs in June.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Caucus, BBC, Jared Bernstein and Outside the Beltway

Tony Merevick / Chicago Phoenix:

The Civil Rights Agenda files complaints against Chick-fil-A — Protesters at Chicago Chick-fil-A Aug. 1, 2012. Photo: Tony Merevick. — The Civil Rights Agenda, a local LGBT rights advocacy group, filed multiple complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Thursday …

Discussion: Reuters, The PJ Tatler, Wizbang, The Gateway Pundit, Right Wing News, The Jawa Report and CBS Chicago

The Daily Beast:

A Gay Chick-fil-A Employee Speaks Out — A gay employee, writing anonymously over fears she'd be fired for speaking out, says she hopes her customers don't choke on their nuggets—but one day will swallow their words. … Robyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images — That's what I said four days ago.

Discussion: SFist

Rene Lynch / Los Angeles Times:
Chick-fil-A protests: Will petition and ‘kiss-in’ help or hurt?

Discussion: Firedoglake, GayPatriot, newsfeed.time.com, Towleroad News #gay, Datechguy's Blog, Hot Air and WTVR-TV

Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Mainstream Media Blacks Out Chick-fil-A Story?

Discussion: protein wisdom, GetReligion, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, small dead animals, Joe. My. God., New York Times and The Raw Story

CNN:

Romney pins ‘hammer blow’ unemployment rise on Obama — (CNN) - Friday's jobs report showing an uptick in the nation's unemployment rate offered presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney an opportunity to blast President Barack Obama for his economic policies …

Discussion: Politico

Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in July

Discussion: Washington Post and Planet Washington

Rick Perry / CNN:
Perry: Romney's VP pick won't make much difference

Discussion: Politico, New Jersey Online, Los Angeles Times and ABCNEWS

Robin Bravender / Politico: Tea party to make its voice heard in Tampa

CNN:
First on CNN: Massive $77 million ad time buy for Obama

Discussion: Ballot Box and The Buzz Florida Politics Feed

CNN:
TRENDING: Romney to Reid: ‘Put up or shut up’

Discussion: Townhall.com, First Read, Indecision Forever, The Huffington Post, The Raw Story, Daily Kos, Newsy, Washington Wire, Wizbang, BuzzFeed, New York Times, NY Daily News, The Daily Caller and The Lonely Conservative

Jonathan Martin / Politico:

Obama's problems in the South — Ever since his national debut at the 2004 Democratic convention, Barack Obama's calling card has been that he practices consensus-oriented politics that transcend traditional divisions. But four years after his historic presidential election …

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:

Romney's Personal Image Remains Negative — Obama Leads Nationwide, But Closer Race in Swing States — OVERVIEW — By a 52% to 37% margin, more voters say they have an unfavorable than favorable view of Mitt Romney. The poll, conducted prior to Romney's recent overseas trip …

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, Indecision Forever, Mediaite, Daily Kos, USA Today, CNN, Business Insider, The Moderate Voice, The Political Carnival, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Washington Wire, Ballot Box and New York Magazine

Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Pew: Obama has big lead; Romney favorability drops

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Weasel Zippers, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Philly.com

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

DCCC apologizes to Adelson — Democratic campaign officials apologized on Thursday to Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who has been spending millions of dollars to help elect Republican candidates for federal office. — “In press statements issued on June 29 and July 2, 2012 …

Discussion: Hotline On Call and New York Magazine

Justin Sink / The Hill:
DCCC apologizes to Adelson for ‘Chinese prostitution’ comments

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Gateway Pundit, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers, Nice Deb and Connecting.the.Dots

Anna Palmerand John Bresnahan / Reuters:
DCCC apologizes to Sheldon Adelson

Discussion: Hot Air, Moe Lane and americanthinker.com

Wall Street Journal:

The Life of the Party — What Bill Clinton could add to the Obama re-election effort. — From a friend watching the Olympics: “How about that Michael Phelps? But let's remember he didn't win all those medals, someone else did. After all, he and I swam in public pools, built by state employees using tax dollars.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Todd S. Purdum / Vanity Fair:

What Makes Him Tick? — Americans want to feel they know the person they're electing president—but Mitt Romney seems determined to keep himself a secret. — Mitt Romney's contention in Jerusalem that “culture makes all the difference” in determining national economic strength caused …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:

Romney: Harry Reid needs to ‘put up or shut up’ on charges about taxes — Mitt Romney on Thursday said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) needs to “put up or shut up” when it comes to charges the presumptive GOP nominee did not pay his taxes. — Romney also accused the White House of being behind the allegation.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Scared Monkeys, The Huffington Post, First Read, TBogg, Pirate's Cove, No More Mister Nice Blog, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Balloon Juice and The Other McCain

Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Jon Stewart tells Harry Reid to ‘shut up’ after ‘bullsh*t’ shot on Mitt Romney

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Instapundit, Michelle Malkin and GayPatriot

Tampa Bay Fl News:

Porn star Jenna Jameson endorses Romney — “I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson said while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in the city's South of Market neighborhood. “When you're rich, you want a Republican in office.”

Discussion: Reuters and Mediaite

Telegraph:

Sir John Keegan — Sir John Keegan, who has died aged 78, achieved an international reputation as a military historian, then discovered a talent for writing rapid analyses of international crises as the defence editor of The Daily Telegraph. — He had been on the teaching staff …

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and New York Times

Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:

WH Chief of Staff Daley Briefed on Solyndra Concerns, Email Says — Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails related to Solyndra released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is one suggesting that concerns about Solyndra's viability were shared all the way up to …

Discussion: Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller, BuzzFeed and The Other McCain

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney adviser: Obama's campaign chief appears to have broken the law

Discussion: Washington Wire and The Huffington Post

Justin Sink / Ballot Box:

Santorum endorses Cardon in primary showdown against Flake — Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has endorsed businessman Wil Cardon in his hard-fought primary for the GOP Senate nomination in Arizona, a high-profile endorsement that may counteract some of the establishment …

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Market Wire:

Vante of Tucson, AZ Regrets Actions of Former CFO — Employee Has Left the Company — TUCSON, AZ—(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) - The following is a statement from Vante: — Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith …