Payrolls in U.S. Rose 96,000 in August, Jobless Rate Fell  —  Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate declined as more Americans left the labor force, indicating the U.S. labor market is stagnating.  —  The economy added 96,000 workers last month following …

Eastwood says his convention appearance was ‘mission accomplished’  —  AFTER A week as topic No. 1 in American politics, former Carmel Mayor Clint Eastwood said the outpouring of criticism from left-wing reporters and liberal politicians after his appearance at the Republican National Convention …

No sign of convention bounce for Obama: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - So far, U.S. President Barack Obama has not received much of a bounce yet in popular support from the Democratic National Convention, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday.  —  The latest daily tracking poll found …

Obama, in Democratic Convention Speech, Asks for More Time  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Obama on Thursday night accepted the Democratic nomination for a second term, making a forceful argument that he had rescued the economy from disaster and ushered in a recovery that would be imperiled by a return to Republican stewardship.

The Romney swing-state blitz, revealed  —  We reported Thursday that Mitt Romney was about to embark on a major general-election TV offensive, marking his first major use of the post-convention dollars his campaign has been dying to spend.  Now, Team Romney is putting out word …

Parsing the Grand Bargain promises  —  There are many fine passages in Obama's speech tonight, of course.  I would expect nothing less.  He's great at this stuff and I'm sure he fired up the base and brought over some undecideds too.  —  But you had to know that I was going to look at what he said about deficits.

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Reporters Using ‘Fake Names’ to Buy Obama Campaign Merchandise at the DNC  —  The Obama campaign merchandise table inside one of the media areas at the DNC.  The press stand is visible on the left side of the photo.  —  CHARLOTTE, NC — Members of the media have apparently been using …

Obama at the DNC: That's it?  —  It would have been better had he not spoken.  Seriously.  Like an aging rock star, President Obama, in a downsized venue, with downsized proposal and spewing downsized rhetoric only reminded us how far he has fallen from the heady days of 2008.

MR. VENTRELL: Okay.  Jill?  —  QUESTION: Yes?  —  MR. VENTRELL: Jill or Jo.  —  QUESTION: Go ahead, Jill.  —  QUESTION: Please.  —  QUESTION: Well, I really did want to find out about the sighting of Vladimir Putin in the skies over the Yamal Peninsula.  (Laughter.)

Secret Service Arrests Charlotte Man For Twitter Death Threats Against Barack Obama  —  Buster  —  A North Carolina man was arrested yesterday for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a series of Twitter messages, one of which warned that, “Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swag …

TV Station Pulled Akin's Ads Due to of Lack of Payment  —  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) - Is Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin facing a cash crunch?  Todd Akin's TV ads are, reportedly, being yanked from stations across the state because his campaign isn't paying the bills.

U.S. Backs Blacklisting Militant Organization  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided to blacklist as a terrorist organization the Haqqani network, the militant organization responsible for some of the deadliest attacks against American troops in Afghanistan, several American officials said late Thursday.

Transcript: President Obama's Convention Speech … PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you.  (Sustained cheers, applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  —  AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years!  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you.  —  AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years!

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything  —  An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps.  —  Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but hidden from your view.

Former Treasury secretary falls into hotel pool at DNC … CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bob Rubin, Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, is safe after a fall into the Ritz-Carlton pool.  Rubin, in town for the Democratic National Convention, took the tumble around 8 p.m. Wednesday …

Transcript: President Obama's DNC Speech  —  Below are President Obama's remarks, as prepared for delivery, formally accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention Thursday night:  —  Michelle, I love you.  The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am.