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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:
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Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Disappointing jobs report unlikely to change presidential contest
Disappointing jobs report unlikely to change presidential contest
White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in August
The Employment Situation in August
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama puts positive spin on jobs report
Obama puts positive spin on jobs report
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Weekly Standard, Politico and The Right Scoop
Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:
August Employment Report: 96,000 Jobs, 8.1% Unemployment Rate
August Employment Report: 96,000 Jobs, 8.1% Unemployment Rate
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Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
August Jobs Report: Unemployment Falls to 8.1 Percent
August Jobs Report: Unemployment Falls to 8.1 Percent
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The Moderate Voice, Guardian, The Mental Recession and Sweetness & Light
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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Tim Mak / Politico:
Clint Eastwood explains the ‘empty chair’
Clint Eastwood explains the ‘empty chair’
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Frank Newport / Gallup.Com:
Obama Bounces Up to 52% Approval, 48% to 45% Over Romney — President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party look as if they are getting at least a preliminary bounce from their convention. Today's (Friday, Sept. 7) Gallup Daily tracking update puts Obama's job approval rating at 52% …
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Why Obama Went Low Key in His Democratic Convention Speech — The president's more subdued rhetoric is being derided by pundits—but it was carefully vetted with groups of voters. Howard Kurtz reports exclusively on the Obama team's decision not to swing for the fences in Charlotte.
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Romney On Omitting U.S. Troops From RNC Speech: ‘You Talk About Things You Think Are Important’ — Romney giving his speech to the Republican National Convention — In an interview with Fox News this afternoon, Mitt Romney shot back at critics who complained that he didn't mention Afghanistan …
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BuzzFeed:
Romney Endorses Ultraconservative Congressman — Rep. Steve King takes a hard line on issues like abortion and Islam. The Obama campaign seizes opportunity to cast Romney as extreme on social issues. — Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney …
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Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Steve King Nabs Mitt Romney Endorsement, Obama Campaign Pounces
Steve King Nabs Mitt Romney Endorsement, Obama Campaign Pounces
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ThinkProgress and The Political Carnival
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Firebrand Steve King tells Siouxland not to doubt Romney's faith in Jesus
Firebrand Steve King tells Siouxland not to doubt Romney's faith in Jesus
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Chris Kluwe / Deadspin:
“They Won't Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster”: Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
White House to miss deadline for report on ‘fiscal cliff’ budget cuts — The White House on Friday said it will miss the legal deadline for delivering a report to Congress on the spending cuts from sequestration that are scheduled to take effect in 2013. — Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters …
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Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity
White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Ann Romney Refuses To Answer Questions About Birth Control — In an interview with KWQC-TV6 today, Ann Romney refused to comment on the issues stemming from the ongoing War on Women, declining to address whether she believes women should have access to contraception through their employer-based insurance plans.
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David Nelson / KWQC-TV:
Ann Romney: birth control, gay marriage not “what this election is going to be about”
Ann Romney: birth control, gay marriage not “what this election is going to be about”
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CNN, ABCNEWS and Sky Dancing
Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Ohio Secretary Of State Backs Down On Early Voting — After being summoned to court by a federal judge, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Friday backed away from his order that would have banned counties from planning for early voting. — Husted's original order had essentially ignored …
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BuzzFeed:
Obama's Message Breaks Through In Swing State Newspapers — An emphasis on the path forward. Lukewarm reception to his speech from pundits doesn't make the headlines. — Andrew Kaczynski — an hour ago — 22 responses
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Little Green Footballs, The Moderate Voice and BuzzFeed
Philip Roth / Page-Turner:
An Open Letter to Wikipedia — I am Philip Roth. I had reason recently to read for the first time the Wikipedia entry discussing my novel “The Human Stain.” The entry contains a serious misstatement that I would like to ask to have removed. This item entered Wikipedia not from the world …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats' Soft Extremism — Obama is out of ideas, and Clinton's speech was unworthy of him. — Barack Obama is deeply overexposed and often boring. He never seems to be saying what he's thinking. His speech Thursday was weirdly anticlimactic. There's too much buildup, the crowd was tired, it all felt flat.
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Rush Limbaugh:
It's Uncanny! Obama Copied Jimmy Carter's Convention Acceptance Speech from 1980 — RUSH: We also have done something. It's amazing, by the way, when you hear it, how similar Obama's speech last night was to Jimmy Carter's in 1980. It really is kind of stunning.
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Washington Post:
(APPLAUSE) — Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you. — Michelle, I love you. — (APPLAUSE) — A few night nights ago, everyone was reminded just what a lucky man I am. — (APPLAUSE) — Malia and Sasha, we are so proud of you. — (APPLAUSE)
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Romney's Playing Field Narrows — Mitt Romney's team announced last night, in the immediate wake of the Democratic convention, that it was unleashing a massive swing-state ad blitz. Since the announcement came well before the lousy jobs report, and even before the mixed reviews for Obama's speech …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Even Fox News Is Fed Up With Romney Failing To Provide Details Of His Tax Plan — The Romney campaign has so far refused to clarify which tax deductions and loopholes it would eliminate in order to make its huge proposed tax cut for the rich revenue neutral.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Judge To Woman Sexually Assaulted By Cop: ‘When You Blame Others, You Give Up Your Power To Change’ — Last summer, a drunk Arizona police officer named Robb Gary Evans drove himself to a bar, flashed his badge to avoid paying cover at the door, and then walked up behind a woman …
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