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1:45 PM ET, August 3, 2012

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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Economy Creates 163,000 New Jobs but Rate Rises to 8.3%  —  The U.S. economy followed up a weak second quarter by creating more jobs than expected with 163,000 new positions added in July, but the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent.  —  Markets reacted positively to the announcement …
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Alan B. Krueger / White House.gov Blog:
The Employment Situation in July  —  While there is more work that remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.  It is critical that we continue the policies that build …
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
July jobs report: America's labor market depression continues  —  Only in a world of lowered, New Normal expectations was the July jobs report anything less than another disaster for U.S. workers.  Nonfarm payrolls rose 163,000 last month as the unemployment rate rose to 8.3%.
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
195,000 Fewer Americans Had Jobs in July; 150,000 Dropped Out of Labor Force  —  (CNSNews.com) - There were 195,000 fewer people employed in the United States in July than in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the national unemployment rate ticked up from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent.
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Pace of Hiring Rose in July, but Jobless Rate Ticked Up
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Job growth steps up, but jobless rate rises
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Slow Economy Progress: 163,000 New Jobs Created Unemployment Rises to 8.3%
Discussion: First Read
Tampa Bay Fl News:
Porn star Jenna Jameson endorses Romney  —  “I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson said while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in the city's South of Market neighborhood.  “When you're rich, you want a Republican in office.”
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Caitlin McDevitt / Reuters:
Jenna Jameson supporting Mitt Romney  —  Porn star Jenna Jameson is rooting for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to win in November.  —  “I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson said at a San Francisco strip club on Thursday, CBS reports.  —  Her reason?
Discussion: Althouse
Bdisbrow / CBS San Francisco:
Porn Star Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney As Candidate For Rich In SF  —  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Porn star Jenna Jameson chose a familiar stage to make her endorsement for the 2012 presidential election Thursday night.  At a San Francisco strip club, the former adult actress and stage performer …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Politicker and Gawker
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
‘Queen Of Porn’ Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney: 'When You're Rich, You Want A Republican In Office'
Phil Villarreal / Arizona Daily Star:
Tucson exec loses job over anti-Chick-fil-A rant in drive-thru  —  An executive at a medical manufacturing firm lost his job after a YouTube video of him verbally ambushing a young employee at a Tucson Chick-fil-A went viral.  —  Adam Smith, formerly Chief Financial Officer at Vante …
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Tony Merevick / Chicago Phoenix:
The Civil Rights Agenda files complaints against Chick-fil-A  —  Protesters at Chicago Chick-fil-A Aug. 1, 2012.  Photo: Tony Merevick.  —  The Civil Rights Agenda, a local LGBT rights advocacy group, filed multiple complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Thursday …
The Daily Beast:
A Gay Chick-fil-A Employee Speaks Out
Discussion: SFist and Gothamist
Rick Perry / CNN:
Perry: Romney's VP pick won't make much difference  —  Aspen, Colorado (CNN) - The announcement of Mitt Romney's running mate won't do much to change the dynamics of the presidential race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday.  —  Perry said the running mate pick will likely grab headlines …
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CNN:
Romney pins ‘hammer blow’ unemployment rise on Obama
Discussion: Politico
Robin Bravender / Politico:
Tea party to make its voice heard in Tampa
Discussion: CNN
Bloomberg:
The Bad History Behind 'You Didn't Build That'  —  The controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's admonishment that “if you've got a business — you didn't build that.  Somebody else made that happen” has defied the usual election-year pattern.  —  Normally a political faux pas lasts little more than a news cycle.
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid takes Romney tax-accusation campaign to Senate floor  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his jihad concerning Mitt Romney's personal finances to the chamber floor Thursday, repeating his unsubstantiated claim that the wealthy Republican paid no federal income taxes for 10 years.
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Nonie Darwish / American Thinker:
Why Muslims Must Hate Jews  —  Recently, a Pakistani religious leader, Pirzada Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai, said: “When the Jews are wiped out ... the sun of peace [will] begin to rise on the entire world.”  The same preaching is routinely done not only by clerics, but by politicians — in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and elsewhere.
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Wall Street Journal:
The Life of the Party  —  What Bill Clinton could add to the Obama re-election effort.  —  From a friend watching the Olympics: “How about that Michael Phelps?  But let's remember he didn't win all those medals, someone else did.  After all, he and I swam in public pools, built by state employees using tax dollars.
Telegraph:
Sir John Keegan  —  Sir John Keegan, who has died aged 78, achieved an international reputation as a military historian, then discovered a talent for writing rapid analyses of international crises as the defence editor of The Daily Telegraph.  —  He had been on the teaching staff …
Todd S. Purdum / Vanity Fair:
What Makes Him Tick?  —  Americans want to feel they know the person they're electing president—but Mitt Romney seems determined to keep himself a secret.  —  Mitt Romney's contention in Jerusalem that “culture makes all the difference” in determining national economic strength caused …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and First Read
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Obama's problems in the South  —  Ever since his national debut at the 2004 Democratic convention, Barack Obama's calling card has been that he practices consensus-oriented politics that transcend traditional divisions.  But four years after his historic presidential election …
BuzzFeed:
Can Obama's “Chemical Warfare” Keep The White Vote Down?  —  John Ellis on the president's negative campaign.  Romney hasn't figured out an antidote.  —  Image by Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images  —  President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has spent more than $100 million on advertising over the last 3 months.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Wonkette
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Romney's excellent trip  —  At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe.  In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London's preparations.  The response confounded and exasperated Romney supporters because it was such an unforced error.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
New SuperPAC, FightBigotry.com, Smears President Obama For ‘Racism Against White Folks’  —  FightBigotry.com, a new Super PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission this week, makes no bones about its aim.  It intends to run an attack ad that it says will hit President Barack Obama for …
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Washington Accepts Mass Unemployment  —  Good news!  The economy added 163,000 jobs last month, just a bit over the level required to keep up with population growth.  A return to a free fall now seems less likely.  On the other hand, there is the small footnote that the return to full employment is nowhere in sight.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Credit Illusion  —  Over the past few years, I've built a successful business.  I've worked hard, and I'm proud of what I've done.  But now President Obama tells me that social and political forces helped build that.  Mitt Romney went to Israel and said cultural forces explain the differences in the wealth of nations.
Discussion: Greg Mankiw's Blog
 
 
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Lindsay Abrams / The Atlantic Online:
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Attack of the Cookie Monsters
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DCCC apologizes to Adelson
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President Obama is running out of time on the economy
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Romney's ‘Kiss My...’ Spokesman Takes Time Off Campaign Trail
Mike Allen / Politico:
Exclusive: ‘Regulatory czar’ Cass Sunstein returning to Harvard
Discussion: Washington Wire and The BLT
Wells Tower / GQ:
Desperately Seeking Mitt
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