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Economy

In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo, job seekers wait in line to see employers at a National Career Fairs’ job fair in New York. Unemployment rates declined in October in more than half of the 372 largest U.S. cities, further evidence of steady improvement in the job market. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The Labor Department released the June jobs report, which reports that nonfarm payrolls jumped by 195,000 in June, coming in well above expectations of 165,000. The May job increase was also revised higher by 20,000 to 195,000. The unemployment rate held steady at 7.6%, compared to economists’ expectations that it would fall to 7.5%. The labor force participation rate rose in June to 63.5% from 63.4% in May. U.S. stock-index futures extended gains on the back of the report.

Religion

Oct. 22, 1978: Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful in St. Peter’s Square from a Vatican City balcony right after he was named Pontiff. A Vatican official says Pope John Paul II has cleared the final obstacle before being made a saint. A commission of cardinals and bishops reportedly met Tuesday, July 2, 2013 to consider the case and signed off on it, leaving only Pope Francis to approve it. A Vatican official confirmed that the decision had been taken some time back and that Tuesday’s meeting was essentially a formality. (AP)

DEVELOPING:  Pope Francis has cleared former Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.

News, Opinion, Policy, World

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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE:

Egypt’s top military commander says the army is now in full control of the country and President Mohammed Morsi has been replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court as the interim head of state.

News, Opinion, Policy

Egypt’s military vowed to defend the country’s people against any “terrorist, radical or fool” as it is just hours ahead of its deadline for President Mohammed Morsi to resolve the nation’s political crisis – or face intervention by the Egyptian military army. A post on the official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which is headed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, read:

We swear to God that we will sacrifice even our blood for Egypt and its people, to defend them against any terrorist, radical or fool.

Live, News, Opinion

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Gettysburg at 150: The Battle and a Nation Reborn

Event Summary

On Wednesday, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, Allen Guelzo delivered a keynote speech at AEI about the three-day battle’s importance in American history.

News, Policy

June 29, 2013: An Egyptian protester chants slogans against Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo. (AP)r

Tens of thousands of protestors in Egypt gather to oppose the Islamist president in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, and in cities around the country Sunday. They have launched an all-out push to force Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi’s Islamist supporters vowing to defend him.

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