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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 — Today's unemployment report was disappointing: only 96,000 jobs created last month, and revisions reducing the previous two months by 40,000, it was not only well below expectations but, more importantly, below what the economy needs to do to get people back to work.
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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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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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama puts positive spin on jobs report
Obama puts positive spin on jobs report
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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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Tim Mak / Politico:
Clint Eastwood explains the ‘empty chair’
Clint Eastwood explains the ‘empty chair’
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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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DNC2012 Night 3: Obama's speech sets records
DNC2012 Night 3: Obama's speech sets records
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney: Obama's acceptance speech was ‘extraordinarily disappointing’
Romney: Obama's acceptance speech was ‘extraordinarily disappointing’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama sets tweets-per-minute record
Obama sets tweets-per-minute record
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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
Why Obama Went Low Key in His Democratic Convention Speech
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Obama: A Pedestrian and Overconfident Speech
Obama: A Pedestrian and Overconfident Speech
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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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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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Transcript: Vice President Biden's Convention Speech
Transcript: Vice President Biden's Convention Speech
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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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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:
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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Kyle Leighton / Talking Points Memo:
CHART: The Racial Makeup Of Obama, Romney Presidential Coalitions — When it comes to building a winning coalition, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have very distinct paths to victory. Romney is betting on winning big with white voters.
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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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Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org blogs:
O'Reilly ‘Stunned’ At Caroline Kennedy's ‘Catholic Woman’ Abortion Remarks — The O'Reilly Factor began last night by broadcasting the convention speech of Caroline Kennedy, who came out and declared “As a Catholic woman,” she supports Obama because “Now isn't the time to roll back the rights …
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John Cook / Gawker:
Ask the DNC: Is Romney Ready for the Kill List? — As you may have heard last night, Osama bin Laden is dead, has perished from the earth, is at the bottom of the sea, and is not better off than he was four years ago. The Democrats are trying to pull a Bush on national security …
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Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity — The White House is circulating a draft of an executive order aimed at protecting the country from cyberattacks, The Hill has learned. — The draft proposal, which has been sent to relevant federal agencies for feedback …
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KWQC-TV:
Ann Romney KWQC Interview Transcript — KWQC TV6: “What is your message to voters?” — Ann Romney: “My message, really was, ‘women, I hear your voices,’ and the interesting thing about this economy, this tough economy that we're going through, is that women have been hit the hardest.
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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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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 …