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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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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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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 …
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Jobs growth cools in August, seen forcing Fed's hand — (Reuters) - Jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pump additional money into the sluggish economy next week and dealing a blow to President Obama as he seeks reelection in November.
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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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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
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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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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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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Politico:
Joe Biden DNC speech (text. video) — Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm here to tell you, bravery resides in the heart of Barack Obama. And time and time again, I witnessed him summon it. This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and steel in his spine.
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Dashiell Bennett / The Atlantic Wire:
What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said
What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said
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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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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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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: The Party that Obama Un-Built — Where is the next generation of Democrats? — Charlotte, N.C. — Julian Castro is no Barack Obama. And for that, Democrats have themselves to blame. — The focus of this week's Democratic convention was President Obama.
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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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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.