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Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:
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 …
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CNN:
Jobs report brings end to Democrats' convention high — (CNN) - Friday's jobs report indicating only 96,000 jobs were created in August brought a quick end to any lingering Democratic euphoria from this week's party convention, bringing into sharp reality the challenges President Barack Obama …
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Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:
August Employment Report: 96,000 Jobs, 8.1% Unemployment Rate — From the BLS: … Click on graph for larger image. — This was another weak month, especially with the downward revisions to the June and July reports. — This was below expectations of 125,000 payroll jobs added.
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White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in August — 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 …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
New Jobs at 96,000, Missing Expectations; Rate Hits 8.1% — Employment growth remained weak in August, with just 96,000 new positions created but the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent, according to a report that raises the possibility of more Federal Reserve easing.
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Talking Points Memo:
Romney On Jobs: ‘If Last Night Was The Party, This Morning Is The Hangover’ — Mitt Romney released the following statement following a Bureau of Labor and Statistics report showing the economy added a weaker than expected 96,000 jobs in August. — “If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover,” Romney said.
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James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
The awful, awful August jobs report — This was not the employment report either American workers or the Obama campaign were hoping for. A huge miss. It shows the U.S. labor market remains in a deep depression, generating few jobs and little if no income growth. As IHS Global Insight puts it:
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Jobs growth cools in August, seen forcing Fed's hand
Jobs growth cools in August, seen forcing Fed's hand
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
CHART OF THE DAY: Labor Force Participation Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since September 1981
CHART OF THE DAY: Labor Force Participation Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since September 1981
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Paul Miller / pineconearchive.com:
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 …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
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 …
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Mark Halperin / The Page:
From Tampa to Charlotte and Beyond
From Tampa to Charlotte and Beyond
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama's convention evolution complete
Obama's convention evolution complete
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New York Times:
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.
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
'Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off than he was four years ago'
'Ask Osama bin Laden if he's better off than he was four years ago'
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
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 …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
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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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Did Obama Phone It In? — Barack Obama's speech tonight was....OK.
Did Obama Phone It In? — Barack Obama's speech tonight was....OK.
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Jaweed Kaleem / The Huffington Post:
Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Benedictions At RNC And DNC (FULL TEXT) … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Democratic Convention, Democratic Convention, Elections 2012, Religion and Politics, Video, 2012 Democratic Convention, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Cardinal Timothy Dolan …
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Hunter Walker / Politicker:
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 …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
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.
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US Department of State:
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.)
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
State Dept. Again Refuses to Name Capital of Israel!
State Dept. Again Refuses to Name Capital of Israel!
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
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 …
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Tanya Sinkovits / CBS St. Louis:
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.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
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.
NPR:
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!
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Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
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.
Jenny Rogers / Washington Examiner:
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 …
ABCNEWS:
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.
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