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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 …
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Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in July — While there is more work that remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression. It is critical that we continue the policies that build …
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
July jobs report: America's labor market depression continues — Only in a world of lowered, New Normal expectations was the July jobs report anything less than another disaster for U.S. workers. Nonfarm payrolls rose 163,000 last month as the unemployment rate rose to 8.3%.
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Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
195,000 Fewer Americans Had Jobs in July; 150,000 Dropped Out of Labor Force
195,000 Fewer Americans Had Jobs in July; 150,000 Dropped Out of Labor Force
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Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:
July Employment Report: 163,000 Jobs, 8.3% Unemployment Rate
July Employment Report: 163,000 Jobs, 8.3% Unemployment Rate
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Pace of Hiring Rose in July, but Jobless Rate Ticked Up
Pace of Hiring Rose in July, but Jobless Rate Ticked Up
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The Hamilton Project / Papers:
A Record Decline in Government Jobs: Implications for the Economy and America's Workforce
A Record Decline in Government Jobs: Implications for the Economy and America's Workforce
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Neil Shah / Wall Street Journal:
Hiring Climbs but Jobless Rate Ticks Up
Hiring Climbs but Jobless Rate Ticks Up
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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.”
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Caitlin McDevitt / Reuters:
Jenna Jameson supporting Mitt Romney — Porn star Jenna Jameson is rooting for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to win in November. — “I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson said at a San Francisco strip club on Thursday, CBS reports. — Her reason?
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Bdisbrow / CBS San Francisco:
Porn Star Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney As Candidate For Rich In SF — SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Porn star Jenna Jameson chose a familiar stage to make her endorsement for the 2012 presidential election Thursday night. At a San Francisco strip club, the former adult actress and stage performer …
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
‘Queen Of Porn’ Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney: 'When You're Rich, You Want A Republican In Office'
‘Queen Of Porn’ Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney: 'When You're Rich, You Want A Republican In Office'
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Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Romney: Chick-Fil-A, Huma Abedin ‘not ... part of my campaign’ — POLITICO's Ginger Gibson reports from the Romney press avail in Vegas:
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Phil Villarreal / Arizona Daily Star:
Tucson exec loses job over anti-Chick-fil-A rant in drive-thru — An executive at a medical manufacturing firm lost his job after a YouTube video of him verbally ambushing a young employee at a Tucson Chick-fil-A went viral. — Adam Smith, formerly Chief Financial Officer at Vante …
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 …
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Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Chick-fil-A ‘kiss’ day marred by ‘Tastes like hate’ graffiti
Chick-fil-A ‘kiss’ day marred by ‘Tastes like hate’ graffiti
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney rips Reid, says he's paid ‘a lot of taxes’ — Mitt Romney said he has “paid taxes every year, and a lot of taxes” when asked about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) recent accusations that he hadn't paid any. — “Categorically, I have paid taxes every year and a lot of taxes …
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TBogg:
Harry's Game — So... in an interview with the HuffPo, Harry Reid accuses Mitt Romney of possibly not paying any taxes for the past ten years based upon a conversation with a Bain investor. Conservatives lose their s**t. Reid repeats his statement on the Senate floor. More s**t is lost.
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Bloomberg:
The Bad History Behind 'You Didn't Build That' — The controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's admonishment that “if you've got a business — you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen” has defied the usual election-year pattern. — Normally a political faux pas lasts little more than a news cycle.
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Rick Perry / CNN:
Perry: Romney's VP pick won't make much difference — Aspen, Colorado (CNN) - The announcement of Mitt Romney's running mate won't do much to change the dynamics of the presidential race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. — Perry said the running mate pick will likely grab headlines …
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
New SuperPAC, FightBigotry.com, Smears President Obama For ‘Racism Against White Folks’ — FightBigotry.com, a new Super PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission this week, makes no bones about its aim. It intends to run an attack ad that it says will hit President Barack Obama for …
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BuzzFeed:
Can Obama's “Chemical Warfare” Keep The White Vote Down? — John Ellis on the president's negative campaign. Romney hasn't figured out an antidote. — Image by Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has spent more than $100 million on advertising over the last 3 months.
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama's Magic Number: 316,000 — A rhetorical milestone appears to be in reach. — With three months to Election Day, today's tepidly positive July jobs report has prompted Republican attacks on an increased unemployment rate and relief from the Administration that it could have been worse.
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The Mississippi / The Mississippi Press:
Phil Bryant says it's ‘unfortunate’ church blocked black wedding (updated) — PHILADELPHIA, Mississippi — Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday it is “unfortunate” that a predominantly white church in the state wouldn't allow a black couple to get married in its sanctuary.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Washington Accepts Mass Unemployment — Good news! The economy added 163,000 jobs last month, just a bit over the level required to keep up with population growth. A return to a free fall now seems less likely. On the other hand, there is the small footnote that the return to full employment is nowhere in sight.
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Harvey Rice / Houston Chronicle:
Judge guts vote registration law — GALVESTON - A federal judge in Galveston on Thursday partially blocked new Texas registration laws that critics say amount to vote suppression because they prevent large voter registration drives. — U.S. District Judge Gregg Costa blocked the state …
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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 …
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Nonie Darwish / American Thinker:
Why Muslims Must Hate Jews — Recently, a Pakistani religious leader, Pirzada Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai, said: “When the Jews are wiped out ... the sun of peace [will] begin to rise on the entire world.” The same preaching is routinely done not only by clerics, but by politicians — in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and elsewhere.
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