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Jamie Dimon’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee is the day’s big event on Capitol Hill. Watch.
There’s chatter this morning that Dems are worried that President Obama can’t get his economic message right. He should be talking more about the future, not just what’s happened over the last three and a half years. He should be arguing that his policies are better than his opponent’s. All sorts of things. For my part, I think he should be focusing more on things that can be done right now to improve the economy, but which Republicans are blocking.
But here’s the key to remember on messaging advice. Commentators have very little grasp of what works or doesn’t work — what will work or won’t work — in terms of messaging. Read More
Gabby Giffords remarkable year-plus long recovery in pictures.
You heard about the almost 40% drop in household wealth caused by the Great Recession. How bad was it compared to past recessions? Take a look.
Live results from the special election for Arizona’s 8th Congressional district, the seat left vacant by the retirement of Gabby Giffords. So far Dem Ron Barber has a 9 point lead. See full results here.