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Archive for September, 2014
NEVER FORGET: my father in-law's Facebook profile http://t.co/LiT4RiauKs
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lisa goodwin (@LisaGoodwin1) September 06, 2014The trick to successfully backing out of a parking space is to not care what happens to you or anyone else.
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Mike Bianchi (@Mike_Bianchi) September 14, 2014****
"You're preaching to the choir" I shouted to our blind pastor
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dan mentos (@DanMentos) August 29, 2014Instead of buying a new tv, I drove outside of town and put $1000 into a random mailbox with a note saying "I said I need them DEAD"
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Shane Murphy (@Shanehasabeard) September 11, 2014****
New law Obama just made: everyone has to like me and be my friend
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(@Ristolable) August 12, 2014[At party] Yeah man, Nickelback sucks!
[Later, driving home, tearfully] THIS IS HOW YOU REMIND ME
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(@Ristolable) September 08, 2014****
Why put a sticker from your college on your car? Why not just a sign that says "I owe some bad people a lot of money"?
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(@Ristolable) August 06, 2014HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR? DID SCIENCE MISS THE TURN? SHOULD SCIENCE STOP AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS. SCIENCE WHERE THE FUCK ARE WE
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dong chongler (@droobis) April 24, 2014****
*picnic date*
"Hmm, my spirit animal is a bear"
*Yogi storms in*
Your spirit animal is taking your baskets, hey boo boo, ice these clowns
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Stern (@A_SternMan) September 19, 2014Teen girl in mirror "I look like death!"
[Meanwhile in Hell]
Death scoffs & flips his hair "Yeah, as if"
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(@Thynebear) November 01, 2013****
I get knocked down
But I get up aga-
But I get up-
But I-
But-
Please let me get back up again sir.
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Marfthew (@shadygrenade) July 23, 2014I would like to make a return
"Sir, that's a baby, and this is an Arby's"
Please take it
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ya boy dil (@yaboydil) January 20, 2014****
Why were 1,2 & 4 afraid of Jenny? Because Jenny 867-5309
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handsome mystery man (@chuchugoogoo) September 30, 2013TERMINOTOR: come with me if u want to live
ME: ok cool
*just sits there*
TERMINOTOR: COME WITH ME IF--
ME: ya i got it. im good right here
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jomny sun (@jonnysun) July 27, 2014****
How much for the torture device?
Ma'am, that's a wedding ring.
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Kali (@AdderallMomma) June 22, 2014Apostrophes are important.
"I fed the dog"
"I f'ed the dog"
Learn this simple rule. Your friendship with Sarah McLachlan depends on it.
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Growly Grego (@GrowlyGrego) June 30, 2014
@dougmillsnyt: President Obama walks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India during a surprise visit to the MLK Memorial
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President Obama hosts a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office
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Text of remarks here
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Last night’s dinner
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President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India en-route to the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the Martin Luther King Memorial
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Text of the First Lady’s remarks here
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a luncheon in the East Room of the White House to honor of the winners of the 2014 National Design Awards
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A Tweet Or Two
Michelle Obama to Wisconsin voters: "You need to step up!" on.msnbc.com/1mLBocU http://t.co/iNYgh43gRU
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(@msnbc) September 30, 2014I'm taking my soul to the poll on Nov 4th. You have the right to be heard. You have a right to vote, so please register to vote. And vote!
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Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) September 30, 2014****
It's doesn't matter what excuse you give when you forget #Election2014. If you don't vote, you don't matter. So, get ready to vote 11/4!
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Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) September 30, 201424 black TV writers who are changing the face of television: bit.ly/10ftu1a http://t.co/Rl25zZGwBt
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The Root (@TheRoot) September 29, 2014****
Roberts court rules against early voting in Ohio SIXTEEN HOURS before early voting set to begin scotusblog.com/2014/09/early-…
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) September 29, 2014Supreme Court rules 5-4 for Republican plan to limit early voting in Ohio wapo.st/1vqbP0G
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2014****
It's always white guys complaining that patriarchy, misogyny, racism are loaded words. White men created the concepts. Suck it the fuck up.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) September 30, 2014You treat women like shit for centuries. Treat them like property. Then complain when the fruits of that treatment negatively affect men.
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Imani ABL (@AngryBlackLady) September 30, 2014****
SCOTUS stripped the VRA, upheld Citizens United and banned early voting in Ohio. They don't give a damn about freedom and democracy.
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Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) September 29, 2014Until now, SCOTUS has always avoided messing with an ongoing election. By suspending early OH voting w/o hearing the case yet, thats over.
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Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 29, 2014****
"The law is meant to be my servant and not my master, still less my torturer and my murderer." #JamesBaldwin tmblr.co/ZE4-qw1S0QcD1
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jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) September 30, 2014“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
#JamesBaldwin tmblr.co/ZE4-qw1S0TezK
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jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) September 30, 2014****
Can't feed your kids? Get another job. Still can't feed your kids? Get another job. It's the American Dream!!! #IAmARepublican
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Sandra Fowler (@tandykins) September 28, 2014America's highest-paid actor made $75 million last year. The top 25 hedge fund managers made a billion dollars each. nytimes.com/2014/09/29/opi…
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) September 29, 2014****
A #Kobani mother kisses her daughter before she heads off to the front to fight #ISIS
http://t.co/Tts5cjOekU
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(@Alexblx) September 30, 2014Gates Foundation gives $50,000,000 to fight ebola in West Africa. We need similarly aggressive responses from gov'ts. news.yahoo.com/americas-riche…
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John Green (@realjohngreen) September 30, 2014****
Pleased to meet with Prime Minster @NarendraModi. Expanding the middle class is a goal we share across the globe. http://t.co/CNUdXV9r57
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Martin O'Malley (@GovernorOMalley) September 30, 2014Listen to a Cruz-backed GOPer call minimum wage a "petty, short-sighted type of little issue." bit.ly/1rqAx2u http://t.co/WGW4F25c76
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 30, 2014****
Utah's GOP is still denying 57,000 health insurance -- and Sherilyn Horrocks may die because of it. eclectablog.com/2014/09/utahs-…
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(@LOLGOP) September 30, 2014Even in Louisiana voters support Medicaid Expansion 56/31, increasing minimum wage to $10 an hour 55/37: publicpolicypolling.com/main/2014/09/c…
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PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) September 30, 2014****
Man whose nominating convention devoted a night to "you didn't build that" complains about excessive focus on gaffes http://t.co/VN37q2n1Qm
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Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 30, 2014When Gov Snyder took office, Mich had the 5th highest unemployment rate in the USA. Today, we've climbed all the way to 5th. #road2recovery
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Chris Savage (@Eclectablog) September 29, 2014****
It's so obnoxious when Google shows how long the search took next to the results list. C'mon, Googs. Brag much?
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Pia Glenn (@PiaGlenn) September 30, 2014In Taken 3, Liam Neeson rescues his daughter from having to endure another Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
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(@LOLGOP) September 30, 2014****
Always remember that I have a plan for you. I call it “Operation Shitstorm”.
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God (@TheTweetOfGod) September 30, 2014Illinois dared to dream, and now it has come true. Never give up. Not ever (via @romenesko) http://t.co/sYPH2bFhr7
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(@pourmecoffee) September 29, 201430
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Coming Up
1:0 EDT: First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards Luncheon
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1:0 EDT: Vice President Biden Speaks at the Luncheon in Honor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India
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Rise and Shine
On this Day: Sen. Barack Obama is silhouetted as he speaks at a rally in front of Morrill Hall at the University of Nevada at Reno, Sept. 30, 2008
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Today (all times Eastern)
10:45: The President meets with Indian Prime Minister Modi
1:0: White House Press Briefing
5:45: The President meets with Defense Secretary Hagel
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The Week Ahead
Wednesday: The President will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. In the afternoon, the President will welcome Sporting Kansas City to the White House to honor their 2013 MLS Championship. In the evening, the President will travel to Chicago where he will spend the night.
Thursday: The President will headline a fundraiser in Chicago for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. Later, he will deliver a speech on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. He will then return to the White House and in the evening he will deliver remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s annual awards gala in Washington.
Friday: The President will attend meetings at the White House.
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@dougmillsnyt: President Obama heads back to the White House following a DNC roundtable in Washington
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On This Day
Sen. Barack Obama at a rally at the University of Nevada at Reno, Sept. 30, 2008
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President Obama peers into a microscope during a tour of the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009
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President Obama participates in the Armed Forces farewell tribute to Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, in Arlington, Va., Sept. 30, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama with Mexican band Mana at a rally at Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, September 30, 2012
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MoooOOOooorning!
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Early Bird Chat
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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Tuesday!
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A Tweet Or Two
Today is a big day. We’re announcing the community colleges that won $450 million in grants to help America's workers whitehouse.gov/the-press-offi…
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Vice President Biden (@VP) September 29, 2014We're helping community colleges expand job-driven training programs. See which are near you → wh.gov/ready-to-work http://t.co/UKKAyQ8rxi
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Vice President Biden (@VP) September 29, 2014****
"When trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call Beijing. They don't call Moscow. They call us." —Obama: cbsnews.com/news/president…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 29, 2014Obama on CBS:"When trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call Beijing, they don't call Moscow. They call us…that's how we roll"
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Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) September 28, 2014****
this is an interesting bit of info: minorities think climate change is more of a priority than do whites fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-ra…
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W.E.B.B.I.E DuBois (@fivefifths) September 29, 2014AP: "US Awards $450M to Link Job Training to Industry" abcn.ws/1rELi0v
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Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) September 29, 2014****
w/Hong Kong protesters now using it up as rallying cry, good time to re-read @mattdpearce on "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" latimes.com/nation/la-na-h…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 29, 2014Hands up don't shoot is being used by tens of thousands as a form of protest in Hong Kong. Powerful. http://t.co/on2DY5FrQH
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Alex Medina (@mrmedina) September 28, 2014****
The U.S. still has a much larger effect on the world economy than China, economists say: bloom.bg/1vpa6Zs http://t.co/RMMdTUNG9E
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Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) September 29, 2014Presidential interview tally, though 19th month of 2nd term
Obama: 818
Reagan: 392
Bush: 297
Clinton: 230
nytimes.com/politics/first…
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Bill Scher (@billscher) September 29, 2014****
Tired of Republicans degrading women, immigrants, workers? We can change all that #VoteDEM2014 iwillvote.com http://t.co/7H6cAw1t8n
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meta (@metaquest) September 29, 2014No wonder Republicans hate FDR. http://t.co/fU76HCLwAh
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Diane Howell (@DianeHowell11) September 28, 2014****
Nothing changes if you don't vote. Registered? iwillvote.com Have necessary ID? voteriders.org/voter-id http://t.co/RvaXhUAiqc
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Knight (@pkni) September 14, 2014
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Dem candidate for Michigan's 93rd House District sends epic response to anti-gay hate group: eclectablog.com/2014/09/dem-ca…
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Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) September 29, 2014Vermont's largest city now gets 100 percent of its power from renewable resources: apne.ws/1y2wZal
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AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 14, 2014****
Conservatives value "obedience," liberals "curiosity." Does that explain the controversy over AP history revisions? newrepublic.com/article/119624…
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Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) September 29, 2014FYI: America has a 200+ year history of people being denied the right to vote by people who said they were protecting democracy by doing so.
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(@LOLGOP) September 29, 2014****
There's a very high likelihood the first decision this SCOTUS term will be a case making it harder to vote. thkpr.gs/3573080
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Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 29, 201430k gun death a year? The GOP says enforce current laws.
0 evidence that ID fraud exists anywhere but in GOP heads, MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTE!
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(@LOLGOP) September 29, 2014****
Today in 2008 the Dow dropped 777 points when horrified investors realized the House was run by lunatics with no regard for the economy.
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(@pourmecoffee) September 29, 2014A news headline you hardly ever see: "Psychic Wins the Lottery Again"
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2014
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NYT: A Health Care Success Story
IT may have been the most influential magazine article of the past decade. In June of 2009, the doctor and writer Atul Gawande published a piece in The New Yorker called “The Cost Conundrum,” which examined why the small border city of McAllen, Tex., was the most expensive place for health care in the United States. The article became mandatory reading in the White House. President Obama convened an Oval Office meeting to discuss its key finding that the high cost of health care in the country was directly tied to a system that rewarded the overuse of care. Five years later, the situation has changed. Where McAllen once illustrated the problem of American health care, the city is now showing us how the problem can be solved, largely because of the Affordable Care Act that Mr. Obama signed into law in 2010.
The problem was that doctors in McAllen were responding to reimbursement incentives in the American health care system that rewarded activity rather than value. The more procedures and visits a doctor billed, the more he got paid. The Affordable Care Act was designed to change that. One of its provisions created the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which rewards doctors for keeping their patients healthy. Participation in the program requires primary care doctors to create networks, called accountable care organizations, or A.C.O.s, to better coordinate patient care. These networks are reimbursed for delivering high-quality care below a baseline of historical Medicare costs. In 2012, doctors in McAllen formed the Rio Grande Valley Accountable Care Organization Health Providers, and signed up for this experiment. The early results are in, and they are stunning: From April 2012 to the end of 2013, the Rio Grande Valley A.C.O. saved more than $20 million from its Medicare baseline. These changes didn’t just save money; they also improved patients’ health. From 2012 to 2013, the number of patients achieving control of their diabetes rose 11.8 percentage points. The number receiving vaccinations rose 12.2 percentage points.
More here
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NYT: Business Spending, Exports Spur Big Bounce In U.S. Economy
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 2-1/2 years in the second quarter with all sectors contributing to the jump in output in a bullish signal for the remainder of the year. The Commerce Department on Friday raised its estimate of growth in gross domestic product to a 4.6 percent annual rate from the 4.2 percent pace reported last month. The United States is bucking a spate of weaker overseas growth with the euro zone and Japan slumping, and growth in China slowing as well. the expansion in consumer spending, combined with strong business investment,
was nevertheless enough to push domestic demand ahead at its fastest pace since 2010. That suggests the economy’s recovery is becoming more durable after output slumped at a 2.1 percent rate in the first quarter because of an unusually cold winter. So far, data covering manufacturing, trade and housing suggest that much of the second quarter’s momentum spilled over into the third quarter. Growth estimates for the July-September quarter range as high as a 3.5 percent pace. When measured from the income side, the economy grew at a 5.2 percent pace during the second quarter…export growth was raised to an 11.1 percent pace, the fastest since the fourth quarter of 2010, from a 10.1 percent rate.
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Jason Furman: Third Estimate of GDP For The Second Quarter Of 2014
1. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.6 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter of 2014, the fastest pace since the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the third estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The strong second-quarter growth represents a rebound from a first-quarter decline in GDP that largely reflected transitory factors like unusually severe winter weather and a sharp slowdown in inventory investment. Growth in consumer spending and business investment picked up in the second quarter, and residential investment increased following two straight quarters of decline. Additionally, State and local government spending grew at the fastest quarterly rate in five years. However, net exports subtracted from overall GDP growth, as imports grew slightly faster than exports.
Real gross domestic income (GDI), an alternative measure of the overall size of the economy, was up 5.2 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter. 3. Over the past four quarters, real GDP has risen 2.6 percent, faster than the 2.0 percent annualized pace observed over the preceding eight-quarter period. Looking at four- and eight-quarter changes to smooth some of the quarter-to-quarter volatility, it is clear that many components of GDP are showing improvement. The growth rates of consumer spending, business investment and exports have all picked up, and the pace of declines in the Federal sector have moderated a bit. In addition, the State and local government sector has turned positive, after several years of steady cutbacks. One area that has slowed over the last four quarters is residential investment, although it did rebound in the second quarter.
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FACT: Our economy grew at a 4.6% rate last quarter, the fastest growth rate since 2011 → go.wh.gov/c78m6o http://t.co/ftNxsaBaoP
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 26, 2014****
POTUS: "I can put my record against any other leader around the world in terms of digging us out of a terrible crisis."
*Drops Mic* #60Mins
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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) September 28, 2014****
The Obama Boom is about to take off!
U.S. Growth Quickest in Two and a Half Years on Business Spending, Exports nyti.ms/Yi8WUe
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Kennett Area Dems (@KennettDems) September 29, 2014
The Obama Diary 
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