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Weak U.S. job numbers add to push for Fed action
A glum US jobs market report for August on Friday was bad news for President Barack Obama’s reelection fight but raised the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will take fresh action to boost the economy. The weak economy added a meager 96,000 jobs in August, and the official number of…
U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan on track: officials
WASHINGTON — The planned withdrawal of more than 30,000 US “surge” troops from Afghanistan will be completed ahead of an end-of-month target date, officials said Friday. President Barack Obama ordered in reinforcements in December 2009 and last year promised to have the additional troops withdrawn before the end of 2012.…
Obama, Romney head to swing states post-convention to drum up support
When Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign plane headed east from Iowa to New Hampshire on Friday, he might have been tempted to look out the window for his White House rival. President Barack Obama, it turns out, was on a similar flight to and from the same states — albeit in…
Madonna shows support for Obama instead of ‘my a**’
Provocative pop star Madonna revealed more than skin when she pulled off her top at her New York concert Thursday — showing off black letters on her lower back spelling “OBAMA.” “Tonight I’m not going to show my ass,” she said, according to US media.”I’m going to show my feelings.…
Fake news gets people to agree anything is true—except Clint Eastwood’s speech
A new original satire video from Jest’s comedy website proves that “people will believe anything about politics if you look like a news man and are holding a microphone.” The fake news caster runs around New York City proving typical idiocy by saying things that simply aren’t true — like that President…
Former GOP candidate fears Obama may ‘take control of the radio, TV and Internet’
If he’s feeling desperate come November, President Barack Obama just might create a pretext to launch a war with Iran, then seize control of radio, television and Internet signals to ensure his reelection. Or, at least, that’s what former Republican congressional candidate Bill Federer said Friday during a radio interview.…
Jobs report hangover dampens Obama party
A weak jobs report threw cold water on President Barack Obama’s post convention party Friday, puncturing his claim for re-election and playing into the hands of Republican Mitt Romney. “If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover,” Romney said, immediately pouncing on the figures to argue Obama…
U.S. adds just 96,000 jobs in August, unemployment falls to 8.1 percent
The US economy added a poor 96,000 jobs in August, but the overall jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. The lower than expected job creation numbers are likely to feed into the Federal Reserve’s debate on embarking on new actions to help…
Colbert: ‘Human weather balloon’ Limbaugh thinks Obama controls the weather
Thursday on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert talked about the Democratic National Convention’s decision to move President Barack Obama’s speech accepting his party’s nomination indoors because of the threat of severe weather. “Folks, tonight is the last night of the ‘Democratic National Stroke-Fest,’” joked Colbert. “The highlight tonight, of…
Obama: ‘Our destinies are bound together’
President Barack Obama gave a full-throated defense of his record as president during his speech capping the Democratic convention, and he cast the November election as a clear choice between moving forward under his stewardship or falling to “cynicism” that sought to divide the nation. Throughout the speech, Obama hammered…
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