George Wenschhof
Unemployment Drops To 9% - the Labor Department reported 80,000 jobs were added last month as the overall unemployment rate dropped. You can read more here.
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Obama/Sarkozy Press Conference Today - planned for 3:00 PM ET as the G-20 Summit gets underway in France. Both presidents will answer questions from the press. You can read more here.
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Cain Remains Tied With Romney - in the latest poll conducted by The Washington Post/ABC News. The poll was conducted October 31-Nov. 3, during the first days of the sexual harassment revelations. Romney led with 24%, Cain 23%, Perry 13%, and Gingrich 12%. You can read details of the poll here.
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Swing States Poll Shows Tough Battle Ahead for Obama - USA Today will be polling twelve swing states during the upcoming election year. The data today suggests President Obama is indeed in for a tough campaign. You can read more here.
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Senate Republicans Continue To Block Jobs Bill - this time, it was a 60 Billion component of the American Jobs Act to fund infrastructure and establish an Infrastructure Bank. The vote was 51-49 in favor, but 60 votes has been the new standard as Republicans continue to make use of the filibuster rule. The Washington Post has more here.
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Greek Turmoil Continues - a confidence vote is expected today on Prime Minister George Papandreou. The referendum on the bail-out deal has now been dropped, but questions remain if Greece will accept the Eurozone offer. World financial markets have reacted with wide swings as this story has unfolded. Reuters.com has more here.
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DCCC Begin Radio Ads in 25 House Districts - the same number of seats needed by Democrats to retake the majority in the House. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be using the ads to highlight how Republican Representatives voted for tax cuts for the wealthy and other controversial issues. TheHill.com has more here.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
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