- The unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 8.1 in August, with 96,000 new jobs created. Economists had expected an increase of 125,000 jobs
- President Obama closed out the convention last night with an assessment of his record and his goals. He spent the most time discussing the economy:
- But with 9 weeks left until the election, the parties and the pundits are already setting their sights on what’s next: Debates.
-The NAACP just released this web video expose about voter ID:
- And Finally: Someone made a word cloud of all the tweets sent during the President’s speech last night.
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