Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

100 Days Until Election - the period most political advisers say is the time a majority of the voters tune in and when elections are won or lost.  RollCall.com has a good read here on the impact of early voting, absentee balloting and vote by mail.

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Obama Signs Israel Security Bill - the bill will provide Israel with an additional $70 million for it's short range rocket shield known as "Iron Dome".  The White House signing came as Mitt Romney visits Israel.  Reuters.com has more here.

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Romney Would Support Israeli Strike Against Iran - not a big surprise statement as this has been the official U.S. position since Iran's nuclear weapons development program became known to the world.  However, Mitt Romney will say this during his speech today in Israel to hopefully demonstrate his support of Israel.  The Washington Post has more here.

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Cheney Advises Romney To Not Pick Someone like Palin as VP - former Vice President Dick Cheney said the test should be "they should be capable of being president".  TheHill.com has more here.

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OMB says Unemployment Will Drop Gradually Over Next Decade - the Office of Management and Budget says unemployment levels will drop slowly to 5.4% by 2018 and likely stay there until 2022.  The unemployment rate was last at 5.4% in May of 2008.  Politico.com has more here.

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