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11:45 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 …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Jobs picture improves, unemployment drops  —  There were modest expectations for the new jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in this case, the economy met them.  A net total of 120,000 jobs were created in November, which is just about what economists and analysts said would happen.
Discussion: The Maddow Blog
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
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Jobless rate drops to 8.6 percent, hiring picks up
Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
Why Did the Unemployment Rate Drop?
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 …
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David Weigel / Slate:
Absolution for Newt  —  How evangelicals are finding a way to support Gingrich.
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses and The Politico
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich surge strains his campaign
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and msnbc.com
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Nixon's the one!  —  I take myself to be the average Republican primary voter.
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Newt Gingrich expands on his support for child labor
Discussion: The Iowa Republican
ABCNEWS:
Gingrich Tells ABC News: 'I'm Going to Be The Nominee'
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
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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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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.
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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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 …
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.
Katie Roiphe / Slate:
Back Off, Angry Commenters  —  Has the Internet unleashed new levels of bile?  —  A new species has risen from the shallows of the Internet: the angry commenter.  Sure, there is a long tradition of inspired cranks and interested retirees who have always written letters to the editor …
Discussion: Feministe, TBogg and Gawker
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Ethics panel extends Jackson probe  —  The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it needs more time to complete its review of ethics charges stemming from allegations that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) acted improperly in seeking appointment to President Obama's Senate seat in 2009.
Discussion: The Politico
 
 
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The Spirit of Enterprise  —  Why are nations like Germany and the U.S. rich?
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