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Talking Points Memo:
Romney: ‘This Is Not What A Real Recovery Looks Like’ — Following news that the U.S. economy added 114,000 jobs in September, with unemployment falling to 7.8%, Mitt Romney on Friday released the following statement on the September unemployment report:
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Suburban Guerrilla and p m carpenter's commentary
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Tim Catts / Bloomberg:
Former GE CEO Jack Welch Says White House Manipulates Jobs Data — History Says No — Former General Electric Co. (GE) Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch accused the Obama administration on Twitter of manipulating today's employment data for political advantage.
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
The sickly, stagnant September jobs report — Is this the Obama October Surprise? — Only in an era of depressingly diminished expectations could the September jobs report be called a good one. It really isn't. Not at all. — 1. Yes, the U-3 unemployment rate fell to 7.8% …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Jobs Growth Rises 114,000 as Rate Slides to 7.8 Percent — Job growth remained tame in September, with the economy creating just 114,000 net new positions though the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent, the first time it has been below 8 percent in 43 months.
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Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh, iOwnTheWorld.com and Scared Monkeys
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8%, Lowest Since January 2009 — The nation's unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent in September to its lowest rate since President Obama took office, the Labor Department said Friday. — While employers added only a modest 114,000 jobs last month …
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
JACK WELCH: Obama Is Manipulating The Jobs Numbers Because His Debate Performance Was Awful — Former GE CEO Jack Welch's reaction to non-farm payrolls adding 114,000 new jobs in September and the unemployment rate falling to 7.8 percent: — Looks like Welch already was predicting this last night:
Associated Press:
US jobless rate falls to 7.8 pct., 44-month low — US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years …
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p m carpenter's commentary, The PJ Tatler and The Hinterland Gazette
Congressman Allen West / Facebook:
In regards to today's Jobs report—I agree with former GE CEO Jack Welch, Chicago style politics is at work here... We all want the suffering of the American people from this rampant scourge of unemployment to end. However, today's jobs report is confusing to say the least.
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Talking Points Memo, Weasel Zippers, TechCrunch, theGrio and Mother Jones
CNN:
Unemployment rate below 8% a boon for Obama, but Romney says not enough — Washington (CNN) - Friday's news that the nation's unemployment rate fell to 7.8% provided a much needed boost to President Barack Obama's campaign after a much maligned debate performance, and left his rival Mitt Romney without …
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ABCNEWS, Politico, Ballot Box and KDVR.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Jobs report: 114K jobs added, jobless rate 7.8%; Update: CNBC confused by “contradictory” …
Jobs report: 114K jobs added, jobless rate 7.8%; Update: CNBC confused by “contradictory” …
Business Insider:
BOOM: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7.8%, BIG UPWARD REVISION TO LAST MONTH
BOOM: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7.8%, BIG UPWARD REVISION TO LAST MONTH
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Mediaite, HyperVocal, The Big Picture and Washington Examiner
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Labor secretary ‘insulted’ by claims job numbers were rigged
Labor secretary ‘insulted’ by claims job numbers were rigged
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CNN
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Unemployment Rate Plummets to 4.3%—For Government Workers
Unemployment Rate Plummets to 4.3%—For Government Workers
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protein wisdom, Patterico's Pontifications and Riehl World News
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
September jobs report: Debunking the jobs report conspiracy theories
September jobs report: Debunking the jobs report conspiracy theories
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Politico, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Guardian, The Caucus and The Maddow Blog
Alex Kowalski / Bloomberg:
U.S. Jobless Rate Declines to 7.8%; 114,000 Jobs Added
U.S. Jobless Rate Declines to 7.8%; 114,000 Jobs Added
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Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%
Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The PJ Tatler
NBC / Economy Watch:
Unemployment rate falls to 7.8% as economy creates 114,000 jobs
Unemployment rate falls to 7.8% as economy creates 114,000 jobs
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Firedoglake, Slate, Washington Monthly, Calculated Risk, Via Meadia, The Gateway Pundit and Joe. My. God.
Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:
September Jobs Report: Unemployment Falls to 7.8 Pct
September Jobs Report: Unemployment Falls to 7.8 Pct
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White House.gov Blog, Election 2012, Guardian and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Washington Post:
Romney: ‘47 percent’ remarks were ‘completely wrong’ — View Photo Gallery — Surrounded by four of his five sons, Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney makes a surprise appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Denver. View more photos from the campaign trail.
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Balloon Juice, Election 2012 and Fox News Insider
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Romney: ‘47 percent’ remarks ‘wrong’ — Mitt Romney came full circle on his “47 percent” remarks Thursday night, calling them “just completely wrong” in an interview on Fox News. — When asked by host Sean Hannity what he would have said if President Barack Obama had brought …
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Outside the Beltway, americanthinker.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker, Taylor Marsh and nation.foxnews.com
Mario Trujillo / Ballot Box:
Romney says he was ‘completely wrong’ on ‘47 percent’ comment
Romney says he was ‘completely wrong’ on ‘47 percent’ comment
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CNN, New York Magazine, The Moderate Voice, Rumproast and The Daily Dish
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Email Shows State Department Rejecting Request of Security Team at US Embassy in Libya — (Image Credit: Ibrahim Alaguri/AP Photo) — ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012, indicating that the State Department denied a request from the security team …
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Ryan: Biden Coming at Me ‘Like a Cannonball’ — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan talk to each other on the phone almost every day, and the day of the first presidential debate was no exception. “I told him after the debate that he crushed it,” Ryan told THE WEEKLY STANDARD in a phone interview Thursday night.
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The Hill and Election 2012
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Dems hope Biden can blunt Romney momentum post-debate
Dems hope Biden can blunt Romney momentum post-debate
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Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
NAACP Official: Obama Campaign Staffer Threatened Me — CHICAGO (CBS) — The President of the South Suburban Branch of the NAACP alleges a director of the re-election campaign of Barack Obama has threatened and intimidated him because he doesn't support the president.
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The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, The Hinterland Gazette and Jammie Wearing Fools
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
Top Obama Fundraiser To Release Bin Laden Film 2 Days Before Election — LOS ANGELES (AP) — A film dramatizing the death of Osama bin Laden is set to debut next month on the National Geographic Channel, two days before the presidential election. — “Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden …
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The Daily Caller, Taylor Marsh and Riehl World News
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Was Obama rattled by developing donor scandal story? … President Obama reelection campaign, rattled by his Wednesday night debate performance, could be in for even worse news. According to knowlegable sources, a national magazine and a national web site are preparing a blockbuster donor scandal story.
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Power Line, Atlas Shrugs, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, The Right Scoop and Riehl World News
Elias Isquith / The Atlantic Online:
Paul Ryan's Debt to Barry Goldwater—Who'd Be Mortified by Paul Ryan — The conservative scion vice-presidential nominee seeks to finish the work that the GOP started in 1964, with one crucial revision. — U.S Congress (Ryan); Library of Congress (Goldwater)
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Bloomberg and Balloon Juice
BuzzFeed:
Obama Deploys Big Bird To Romney Rally — And the Democratic National Committee releases a new web video mocking Romney for wanting to cut the subsidy for PBS. Furry politics. — Source: youtube.com — Statement from Obama spokeswoman Lis Smith:
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Obama's Missing Piece: A Second-Term Agenda — After his lackluster debate performance, President Obama needs to better articulate his second-term agenda. — DENVER—President Obama didn't have many good moments in this week's first presidential debate. But it was telling that the few came …
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Hot Air and First Read
Megan McArdle / The Daily Beast:
Iran on the Verge of Hyperinflation — Sanctions wreak havoc on the rial — In fact, on the verge might not be the right way to put it; in the middle of might be more accurate. Steve Hanke estimates that inflation is running at 70% a month. This is, as Alex Tabarrok points out, nowhere near a record.
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Wonkblog and AEIdeas
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Megan McArdle / The Daily Beast:
Just Say No To Layoff Notices — Obama Administration pressures …
Just Say No To Layoff Notices — Obama Administration pressures …
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