Obama rakes in campaign cash:
Obama Hosts Close Ally After Trade Agreement PassesObama raises $70 million for reelection, nears one million individual donorsRepublicans Block Senate from Even Talking About JobsAnonymous: Convicted fraudsster James O'Keefe lives with his mommy and daddy!Congress Ends 5-Year Standoff on Job Exports Trade Deals in Rare AccordAds by Democratic Senator Ben Nelson May Open Door to New TacticsHouse Republicans revive 'Let Women Die' bill; White House threatens vetoSenate Republicans Block American Jobs Act
More at the Newswire.
Pressure stepped up:
Senate Republicans Block American Jobs ActWhite House, Dems Press Forward with Jobs Bill After Big SetbackObama Speaks on American Jobs ActObama Pushes Jobs Plan in Pittsburgh as Senate Prepares to VoteFeds: 'Elements' of Iranian Government Plotted to Kill Saudi AmbassadorSaudi Assassination Plot 'Huge Deal': Would Have Been First Iranian Kill on U.S. Soil in 30 YearsWisconsin Democrats Set Start Date for Scott Walker RecallReid Blasts Republicans for Blocking Jobs Bill
Obama touts jobs bill as new maneuvering loomsObama Pushes Huge Free Trade Deals to Wednesday VoteObama's Jobs Council: Infrastructure Improvements Top List of PrioritiesRepublican Presidential Candidates Divert Focus from EconomyCongress to take up jobs, trade billsSuper Catfood Committee Is Criticized for Its SecrecySuper Catfood Commission stalling out over GOP refusal to consider taxesBridges That Divide: Small Infrastructure Falling Apart in Middle AmericaMayors Say U.S. Is Ignorant of Cities' NeedsMajor investor advisory firm recommends ouster of Murdoch and sons from News Corp
Gee, ya think?
Democrats increasingly feel that the OWS movement is worth tapping intoKarl Rove vs. the Koch Brothers: is an alliance, which has flown largely under the radar, falling apart?Pelosi supports #OccupyWallSt message
Bushonomic persistence explained:
America's lost economic decade: the once-powerful middle class has collapsed, and the poor have it even worse. Will the U.S. ever recover?Ezra Klein: the Bush administration screwed up our economy so badly that it wasn't possible to fix it (via BooMan Tribune)Erasing the EPA: GOP Strategy Would Roll Back Decades of ProtectionSecret U.S. Memo Made Legal Case to Kill a CitizenJudge Finds Manipulation in Recall Vote in ArizonaRomney Tries to Reassure Socially Conservative Audience