Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Romney Should Release Taxes Says Senator Charles Shumer (D-NY) on MSNBC "Morning Joe" - "Everyday Mitt Romney has to talk about tax returns is a bad day for him and a good day for Democrats. You know they're trying to focus this on Harry Reid, there's an 800 pound elephant in the room, It's called unreleased taxes."  You can read more here.

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Obama Leads Romney 51% - 41%, in a new national poll released by PEW Research Center.  Mitt Romney's unfavorable rating was at 52% and his favorability rating was only 37%.  You can read more here.

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U.S. Employers Add 163,000 Jobs in July - highest figure in five months.  Fed is unlikely to take action with unemplyment at 8.3%.  You can read more here.

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Portman Still Favored as Romney VP Pick - Rob Portman, the U.S. Senator from Ohio, a critical swing state, remains the likely choice for Mitt Romney.  Romney is expected to name his pick soon as the Republican Party national convention nears.  You can read more here.

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Porn Star Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney - her reason?  "When you're rich, you want a Republican in office."  You can read more here.

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Royal Bank of Scotland Announces $3 Billion Loss  - in the first half of this year.  The bank received a bail out from England, which now owns 82% of the bank.  The bank is also under investigation for rigging the Libor international interest rate.  You can read more here.

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