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Should all the Bush tax cuts be extended? (The Christian Science Monitor)
September 5, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - No: Tax relief for the wealthy is bad stimulus The Bush tax cuts, which cost $1.7 trillion between 2001 and 2008, are set to expire at yearâs end, posing several critical questions: Which tax cuts should be extended and for whom? Will permanent cuts boost the economy?
Young Adults Shy Away From 'Democrat' Label (The Atlantic Wire)
September 5, 2010The Atlantic Wire - Citing a Pew Research Poll, The New York Times' Kirk Johnson surmises that college students, who once swooned for President Obama, are now beginning to distance themselves from the Democratic Party. The "college vote," which traditionally skews Democratic, may be marginalized this year as young adults become disillusioned with the administration. The trend comes at a particularly poor time for Democratic candidates, as Republicans and Tea Party "insurgents" have been building momentum toward significant congressional gains this November. Pundits parse the numbers, explaining the implications of the latest electoral wrinkle.
Happy Hour Vid: Rachel Maddow and Jimmy Fallon Mix Up Some Sazeracs (The Atlantic Wire)
September 5, 2010The Atlantic Wire - Just in time for the long weekend, Rachel Maddow stopped by Late Night to teach Jimmy Fallon the proper way to mix a sazerac, that most beloved of New Orleans blackout specials. Maddow's ideal version of the drink? One that tastes "like liquorice and I'm-not-hung-over-anymore." That sounds reasonable to us. Very reasonable.
Labor Secretary Asserts 'There Are Jobs Out There' (The Atlantic Wire)
September 5, 2010The Atlantic Wire - A Friday op-ed from labor secretary Hilda Solis tries to strike a delicate balance. At USA Today, Solis attempts to acknowledge the bad unemployment rate, point to how far we have come, encourage workers to retrain, and assert that "there are jobs out there." That's a tough set of points to make while hitting the right tone, particularly on a day when a terrible July jobs report is released. Did she pull it off? Over at National Review, Jonah Goldberg summarizes the piece as "maybe you're not looking hard enough," which probably isn't the message the administration wants to send. Here's the breakdown so you can see for yourself:
BUSINESSMEN OF THE WORLD, UNITE! (Richard Reeves)
September 5, 2010Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- In the early 1980s, in a book called "American Journey," I calculated that American corporate chief executive officers were making 30 to 40 times as much as they paid average production workers. Looking back at that, I see that I was surprised to learn that that ratio had increased from 25-to-1 in 1970 -- and that in other developed countries the ratio was closer to 10-to-1.
The Latest Oil Platform Accident Is a Grim Reminder of Our Energy Challenges (Huffington Post)
September 5, 2010Huffington Post - Read Sen. Tom Carper's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans (The Christian Science Monitor)
September 5, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - In June, a Charleston businessman named Tim Scott won the Republican nomination for South Carolina's First Congressional District, defeating Paul Thurmond, the son of state political legend Strom Thurmond, with nearly 70 percent of the primary vote.
A STARK YEAR FOR DEMOCRATS (David Shribman)
September 5, 2010David Shribman - Plenty of people are driving cars they don't want or, worse still, living in homes they can't afford. That's a natural part of a consumer society, especially during a recession. But this fall we may witness a mass example of buyers' remorse in the political world.
THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENTS (Cynthia Tucker)
September 5, 2010Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- What a weird summer!
Throw this on the Labor Day grill: tax cuts for small business (The Christian Science Monitor)
September 5, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - This Labor Day weekend, the jobs outlook appears about as inviting as leftover potato salad. But President Obama found encouragement Friday in the jobs report for August.
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