–The GOP has a narrow but very real path to control of the Senate. Nate Silver updates his forecast.
–West Virginia’s legislature leaves the special election to fill Robert Byrd’s seat in doubt.
–Things are looking up for Harry Reid in Nevada. But the state’s economy continues to suffer.
–Obama enters full-blown campaign …
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–BP’s cap appears to be working. But no one is high-fiving just yet.
–Ben Nelson comes out in opposition to a utilities-only carbon cap. That’s one less vote for the Dems’ scaled back energy bill.
–Alan Greenspan says Congress should let the Bush tax cuts expire in January. Pete Davis is floored, …
–It’s the question of the moment and Crowley captures the White House’s delicate balancing act well in this week’s cover story for dead tree TIME:
Is the U.S. on a firm path to recovery — one that just needs more time to play out? Or are we trapped in the doldrums, perhaps en route to a lost decade like the one Japan had in the
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–John Dickerson reads the polls, sees a failure in salesmanship.
–The White House will get another chance today with the release of the Council of Economic Advisers’ latest stimulus report. Chairwoman Christina Romer will present her findings — that the Recovery Act “saved or created” …
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–BP has placed a new cap on the Deepwater Horizon leak and it appears as if oil has stopped gushing into the Gulf. They’re doing tests now to determine if the worst spill in American history is finally over.
–Financial reform has reached 60 and Harry Reid says he’ll call a vote this …
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–Congress returns to work this week with plenty of business still on the table before August break. Unemployment benefits have run out for 2 million Americans, a Supreme Court nominee awaits confirmation, and the timing of the Senate’s vote on financial reform remains unclear.
–Hale …
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–The National Governors Association’s annual meeting kicks off today in Boston.
–Tim Pawlenty will attend before heading to New Hampshire. MPR examines at his Granite State game.
–Nate Silver looks at West Virginia’s special election and how Gov. Manchin might tip the …
“Another thing we can do for jobs is make toys of me, especially for the holidays. Little dolls. Me. Like maybe little action dolls. Me in an army uniform, air force uniform, and me in my suit. They can make toys of me and my vehicle, especially for the holidays and Christmas for the kids. That’s something that would create jobs. So you …
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–The Fed, spooked by a floundering recovery, weighs growth measures.
–Karl Rove tells Republicans they need a positive economic agenda, suggests fighting to retain Bush tax cuts.
–Matt Bai writes Obama is relatively well positioned to make progress on the deficit, but he’ll need a …
–Obama plans to use a recess appointment to get Donald Berwick in at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, avoiding what was sure to be a nasty confirmation fight in the Senate. In its spin, the White House makes at least two good points: CMS has been without a permanent chief since 2006 and the Harvard …
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–Obama is set to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu today at the White House. Both countries’ press corps seem focused on the personal rift. The White House seems determined to reverse that impression. Bibi says getting to direct talks is the goal.
–Scott Brown flirts with an “aye” on …
