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"Not Nearly Good Enough"
Obama says "economy is moving in a positive direction"Â but we "have to speed it up" in remarks on jobless numbers Friday. Get highlights here. Plus: Romer says rate of job growth "not as large as needed to bring the unemployment rate down quickly."
9.6%
Unemployment rate ticks up as economy sheds 54,000 jobs in August. And/But: Private sector adds 67,000 jobs.
GOP Reax
Boehner: "President Obama's agenda represented ‘change' once, but now it is time for him to change course…" Cantor: "Today's jobs report is a clear demonstration that the American economy still has a long way to go." Blunt: "Where are the jobs? Missourians want to get back to work."
"It Has Become a Joke"
Essential reading: Quote of the day in WashPost story about possible new Democratic tax cut plans and the White House's message efforts of late: Democratic strategist: "We did the mosque, Katrina, Iraq, and now Middle East peace? And in between you redo the Oval Office? It has become a joke." And/but: Heavy storm coverage over [...]
RGA Drops $2 Mill on Florida TV
GOP governors to run ads against Sink.
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A Sliver of Economic Hope for Obama
The president just spoke from the Rose garden this morning to hail the somewhat encouraging new job numbers, which while terrible by most definitions came in better than expected, and at least signal
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