Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:10 AM ET, July 8, 2011

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
RELATED:
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Top Obama adviser says unemployment won't be key in 2012  —  President Obama's senior political adviser David Plouffe said Wednesday that people won't vote in 2012 based on the unemployment rate.  —  Plouffe should probably hope that's the case, since dismal job figures aren't expected …
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Job Growth Falters Badly, Clouding Hope for Recovery  —  The United States economy added a meager 18,000 jobs in June, up from a gain of a revised 25,000 jobs in May, the Department of Labor said on Friday.  The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent from 9.1 percent in May, the department said.
Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Payrolls Rise 18,000; Jobless Rate Climbs to 9.2%  —  U.S. employers added 18,000 workers in June, the fewest in nine months, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed, indicating a struggling labor market.  —  The increase in payrolls followed a 25,000 gain that was less than half …
CNNMoney.com:
June jobs report: Hiring slows, unemployment rises  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The job market hit a major roadblock last month, as hiring slowed to a crawl and the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose.  —  The economy gained just 18,000 jobs in June, the government reported Friday …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, CNN and Pajamas Media
Washington Post:
Economic outlook worsens as U.S. adds only 18,000 jobs in June  —  Job growth came to nearly to a halt in June, the federal government said Friday in surprisingly grim new data — an alarming challenge to predictions that the economy would bounce back later this year.
Discussion: Corrente
Associated Press:
Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent in June as employers add only 18,000 jobs  —  WASHINGTON — Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month.  Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent.  —  The economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June, the Labor Department said Friday.
Discussion: Online NewsHour
Austan Goolsbee / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in June
Discussion: USA Today and Political Punch
Wall Street Journal:
Jobs Data Dim Recovery Hopes
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Unemployment rises to 9.2 percent
Discussion: CNN
Susanna Kim / ABCNEWS:   June Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Up to 9.2 Percent With Only 18,000 Added Jobs
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography  —  Tonight, Michele Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa.  By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold the institution of marriage …
RELATED:
William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Bachmann is first to sign Family Leader's pro-marriage pledge  —  The Family Leader, a prominent Iowa group that promotes Christian conservative social values, said Thursday it is asking all presidential candidates to sign a pledge regarding their personal convictions on traditional marriage.
KochFacts.com:
Letter to Senator Patty Murray, Chair Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee  —  Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee  —  Dear Senator Murray:  —  For many months now, your colleagues in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leadership have engaged in a series of disparagements …
RELATED:
Byron Tau / Ben Smith's Blog:
DSCC asking Kochs for cash
BBC:
Phone hacking probe: Ex-News of the World editor Coulson arrested  —  David Cameron: “The buck stops right here”  —  Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been arrested by police investigating phone hacking and corruption allegations.  —  And ex-NoW royal editor Clive Goodman …
RELATED:
Andrew Gilligan / Telegraph:
Phone hacking scandal: enemies of free press are circling
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
What Obama Wants  —  On Thursday, President Obama met with Republicans to discuss a debt deal.  We don't know exactly what was proposed, but news reports before the meeting suggested that Mr. Obama is offering huge spending cuts, possibly including cuts to Social Security and an end …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Will Republican Race's First In Be the First Out?  —  AMES, Iowa — Tim Pawlenty was first in line to enter the Republican presidential race.  He is now fighting to avoid becoming the earliest major candidate to be shown the door.  —  No contender for the Republican nomination has followed …
RELATED:
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Pawlenty says he just started earnest campaigning in Iowa this week
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Mexican Citizen Is Executed as Justices Refuse to Step In  —  WASHINGTON — In a 5-to-4 decision that split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court on Thursday evening rebuffed a request from the Obama administration that it stay the execution of a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas.
RELATED:
Laurence H. Tribe / New York Times:
A Ceiling We Can't Wish Away
Discussion: Althouse
Matthew Hendley / The Daily Pulp:
TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pants; Allegedly Took $50,000 in Other Goods, Cops Say  —  While most Transportation Security Administration employees are busy groping people or taking naked pictures of them, the cops say one of those employees was putting fliers' electronics down his pants.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
What's In A Name?  Dems Support Social Security Benefit Cut — By Calling It Something Else  —  Social Security benefit cuts may be a bridge too far for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).  But what if Republicans and Democrats alike just agreed to refer to a benefit cut by another name.
RELATED:
New York Times:
As Wall St. Polices Itself, Prosecutors Use Softer Approach  —  As the financial storm brewed in the summer of 2008 and institutions feared for their survival, a bit of good news bubbled through large banks and the law firms that defend them.  —  Federal prosecutors officially adopted …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
RELATED:
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Child pornography found on Assistant U.S. Attorney's computer
Discussion: Wizbang
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Bachmann on sex-appeal comment: “Sounds like good news to me!”  —  Earlier this week, Pawlenty adviser Vin Weber remarked that Michele Bachmann would be hard to beat in Iowa in part because of her “sex appeal,” a comment for which Weber apologized almost immediately.
Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
Exclusive: ‘The Undefeated’ Trailer - Daughter.  Wife.  Mother.  Warrior.  —  The much anticipated Sarah Palin documentary by filmmaker Steve Bannon comes out in theaters next Friday, July 15th.  People can now see the trailer for the first time.  I've now seen the film three times …
David Catanese / The Politico:
Crossroads pivots ad campaign to Senate races  —  Crossroads GPS Initiative is pivoting to the second phase of its national advertising campaign Friday, adding a specific focus on a handful of battleground Senate and House races, POLITICO has learned.  —  The $7 million two-week multi-ad rollout …
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Private-sector job creation deteriorating, too  —  In the previous post, we talked about the new monthly jobs report, but in keeping with tradition, here's a slightly different chart — one showing just the private sector job market.  —  Overall, the U.S. economy added a terrible 18,000 jobs in June …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama To Unveil Gun Control Reforms In Near Future … WASHINGTON — Half a year after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the Obama administration is set to release a series of reforms to the current gun law, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Thursday.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:10 AM ET, July 8, 2011.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Charles Jaco / Channel 2:
Man Indicted For Clayton Parking Garage Bombing
Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Pakistan blasts Adm. Mullen
Discussion: FrumForum
Sharmin Ahammad / Defence Learning Portal:
Results: Top 10 Defence Blogs 2011
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
How Much Does Medicaid Improve Well-Being?
Kimberly Schwandt / Fox News:
President Obama Cancels Montana Vacation Scheduled for this Weekend
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Don Surber
 Earlier Items: 
The Atlantic Online:
Yellowstone National Park
Discussion: Althouse
Timothy Lee / Disruptive Economics:
Microsoft's Android Shakedown
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties
Discussion: The Next Web, Gawker and FrumForum
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Say No To the Dems' July Surprise
Doug Heye / The Politico:
DNC chairwoman a work in progress
Discussion: Weasel Zippers