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Morning Briefing: Disappointing Jobs Report Calls GOP’s Austerity Policies Into Question

– The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, far below economists’ expectations. The report suggests that the GOP’s deep spending cuts and other austerity measures have undermined growth.

– President Bill Clinton will make a last minute appearance in Wisconsin this weekend to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett, ahead of Tuesday’s recall election.

– The death of a Latino military veteran in Arizona was caused–at least partially–by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s officers, who ganged up on the veteran, pinned him to the ground and repeatedly shocked him with a stun gun.

– The Obama campaign goes after Mitt Romney’s economic record while he was governor of Massachusetts:

– Between the ongoing debates over birth control, the Violence Against Women Act and the Equal Pay Act, you might think news organizations would speak to a lot of women for their stories. They’re not:

– And finally: If the presidential election were held today, President Obama would net a whopping 65 percent of the vote…from Canadians. Turns out Obama is still very popular with our neighbors to the north, where even the conservatives prefer Obama over Romney by a 2-1 margin.

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