Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Washington State First to Offer Voter Registration on Facebook - it will begin next week with the app placed on the state secretary of state facebook page.  Washington state votes entirely by mail and began online voter registration in 2008.  You can read more here.

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Unemployment Claims Up 34,000 - last week, highlighting Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke testimony to Congress that the economy is likely to remain sluggish for some time.  You can read more here.

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Romney 47%, Obama 46% in Latest NY Times/CBS News Poll - the margin of error is three points, so the candidates for president are essentially tied.  You can read more here.

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Romney Super PAC Makes $8.8 Million Ad Buy - American Crossroads bought the ad time in nine swing states to defend Mitt Romney from the Obama campaign charges that he shipped jobs overseas.  You can read more here.

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DSCC Raises $18.1 Million in Second Quarter - this follows the $17.7 million the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee raised in the first quarter.  They reported having $31.4 million cash on hand.  You can read more here.

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Control of Senate Remains in Play - Democrats presently have a slim 53-47 advantage in the Senate with the upcoming November elections unclear as to which side will gain the majority.  It is genearlly agreed that regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans win the majority, it will be a slim majority and the possibility of an even 50-50 split remains.  You can read more here.

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Will Libor Interest Rate Be Scrapped? - central bankers and regulators are meeting in September to deicde whether to keep or make changes to the Libor system, which was manipulated during the 2007-2009 financial crisis.  You can read more here.

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U.N. Sanctions Against Syria Vetoed By Russia and China - the civil war in Syria continues with fighting in Damascus.  Yet, allies of President Assad; China and Russia veto sanctions pushed by the U.S. and United Nations.  You can read more here.

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