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11:05 AM ET, December 2, 2011

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Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Employment Situation Summary  —  Transmission of material in this release is embargoed USDL-11-1691 until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 2, 2011  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
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Shobhana Chandra / Bloomberg:
U.S. Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Declines to 8.6%  —  Payroll gains in the U.S. picked up last month and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to the lowest level since March 2009, a decline augmented by the departure of Americans from the labor force.  —  Payrolls climbed 120,000 …
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Signs of Hope in Jobs Report; Unemployment Drops to 8.6%  —  The American unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to its lowest level in two and a half years in November, despite the many global crises batting against the economy.  —  The unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Economy Creates 120,000 Jobs, Rate Tumbles to 8.6%  —  Job creation remained weak in the U.S. during November, with just 120,000 new positions created, though the unemployment rate slid to 8.6 percent, a government report showed Friday.  —  The rate fell from the previous month's 9.0 percent …
Josh Boak / The Politico:
Unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent  —  In a surprising development, the unemployment rate dropped to a stunning 8.6 percent in November, as the country's economy flashed signs of strength amid uneasiness about a broader global downturn.  —  The unemployment rate drop from 9 percent …
Discussion: CNN and The Political Carnival
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Jobs picture improves, unemployment drops
Discussion: The Maddow Blog
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich's disgusting remarks about ‘really poor children’  —  Newt Gingrich, the know-it-all former Speaker of the House who now rides atop the polls for the Republican nomination for president, has been shooting his mouth off lately.  He called himself a celebrity who makes $60,000 a speech.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Mitt vs. Newt  —  It's Iowa minus 32 days, and barring yet another resurrection (or event of similar improbability), it's Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich.  In a match race, here's the scorecard:  —  Romney has managed to weather the debates unscathed.  However, the brittleness he showed …
ABCNEWS:
Gingrich Tells ABC News: 'I'm Going to Be The Nominee'
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich surge strains his campaign
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Newt Gingrich expands on his support for child labor
Discussion: The Iowa Republican
David Weigel / Slate:
Absolution for Newt  —  How evangelicals are finding a way to support Gingrich.
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and The Politico
Nick Kalman / Fox News:
Newt: Poor Children Have “No Habits of Working”
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Chris Christie Slams Newt Gingrich
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Killing the Euro  —  Can the euro be saved?  Not long ago we were told that the worst possible outcome was a Greek default.  Now a much wider disaster seems all too likely.  —  True, market pressure lifted a bit on Wednesday after central banks made a splashy announcement about expanded credit lines …
Discussion: US Politics
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James G. Neuger / Bloomberg:
Euro Central Banks May Provide $270B Through IMF
Discussion: Guardian and Business Insider
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Finance:
You are all wrong, printing money can halt Europe's crisis
Washington Post:
Payroll tax break: Extension proposals from both parties fail in Senate  —  The Senate late Thursday rejected competing partisan visions for extending a temporary tax break that benefits virtually every American worker, clearing the way for more serious negotiations over how to cover the cost of the tax cut.
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Wall Street Journal:
Senate Blocks Tax-Cut Bills
Discussion: MyFox Atlanta and MyFox Boston
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Herman Cain support in Iowa takes nose dive  —  Herman Cain (David Purdy/Des Moines Register file photo)  —  Herman Cain's once-surging popularity in Iowa has plummeted in the wake of an allegation of a 13-year extramarital affair, leaving him at single-digit support with the Iowa caucuses just over a month away.
John DiStaso / unionleader.com:
Cain: Wife didn't know about friendship, ‘financial assistance’ to Ginger White  —  MANCHESTER - Herman Cain acknowledged Thursday that he repeatedly gave Ginger White money to help her with “month-to-month bills and expenses” without telling his wife.  —  In fact, the embattled presidential candidate …
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Herman Cain sets Monday decision deadline
Discussion: CNN
Josh Peterson / The Daily Caller:
Under assault for liberal bias, Politico's traffic dives  —  Internet traffic and Web search measurement tools from several sources indicate that despite massive promotion efforts on MSNBC and in other venues, Politico.com is rapidly losing readers, especially outside of Washington, D.C.
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Michele Bachman gets things straight on gay marriage  —  Jane Schmidt, a student at Waverly High School, in Waverly, Iowa, recently asked Michele Bachmann, “Why can't same-sex couples get married?”  —  “They can get married,” Bachmann responded, “but they abide by the same law as everyone else.
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Meathead Vote  —  For liberal baby boomers, it's always 1972.  —  In hilarious fashion, National Journal's Reid Wilson picks up on this week's predominant theme, Democrats and demographics.  He paints a sunny picture of President Obama's re-election prospects based on Ruy Teixeira …
Discussion: Don Surber and Nice Deb
Daily Mail:
Saudis fear there will be ‘no more virgins’ and people will turn gay if female drive ban is lifted  —  Repealing a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia would result in ‘no more virgins’, the country's religious council has warned.  —  A ‘scientific’ report claims relaxing the ban …
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Senate passes $662B Defense bill after deal on detainee language  —  The Senate passed a $662 billion Defense bill Thursday evening after a long fight over how the U.S. military detains terror suspects.  —  The bill passed overwhelmingly 93-7, following an agreement reached late Thursday afternoon …
Discussion: Shakesville
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Spirit of Enterprise  —  Why are nations like Germany and the U.S. rich?  It's not primarily because they possess natural resources — many nations have those.  It's primarily because of habits, values and social capital.  —  It's because many people in these countries …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Rod Dreher
Judson Berger / Fox News:
Amnesty International Under Fire for Demanding Bush's Arrest During Trip to Africa  —  Former members of the George W. Bush administration assailed Amnesty International Thursday for demanding the former president's arrest while he and his family are in Africa, calling Amnesty's campaign at best a form of …
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
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