Mark Halperin's Political Tip Sheet for February 9, 2012

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<div>Thursday, 9 February 2012</div>
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<!-- From: The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com --><!-- Subject: Mark Halperin's Political Tip Sheet for February 9, 2012 -->Down 15,000 (Which Is Good!)<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time50 jobless claims fall to 358,000; four-week average nears a four-year low.<br/><br/>Obama Grants 10 NCLB Waivers<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time51 gives 10 states power to evaluate students without relying on federal education standards.

States:
— Colorado
— Florida
— Georgia
— Indiana
— Kentucky
— Massachusetts
— Minnesota
— New Jersey
—...<br/><br/>Senate Concern About Mitt<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time52 polls MOCs and finds many feel frontrunner needs to raise his game.

Kyl: "There is not exactly Romney-mania right now....He has stepped on his message so many times."

DeMint: "Playing it safe, which Romney tends to do, is not going to...<br/><br/>Chamber Unleashes Ad Blitz<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time53 million in TV spots, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, backing 20 candidates in eight different states hits the airwaves Thursday.

Includes ads defending Dick Lugar and Fred Upton, both facing primary challenges.

See all the spots here.<br/><br/>Between the Lines<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time54 this week's issue of TIME Magazine (available to subscribers here), Mark Halperin writes about Santorum, Romney, Obama, and more.

Halperin: "By picking an unnecessary fight over contraception with the Catholic Church, Obama risks losing some...<br/><br/>Santo's Super Friend<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time55 Times profiles billionaire-backer Foster Friess, who promises to give more to the Pennsylvanian in the weeks ahead.<br/><br/>Right Worries About Mitt<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time56 Street Journal Ed board: "Conservatives don't trust Mr. Romney in part because he gives them little reason to do so.... He seems to retreat at the first sound of a liberal moral argument. This means he'd play defense against President...<br/><br/>Revising the Economic Outlook<br/>http://time.chtah.com/a/tBPM-W3BASRffB8ex6jCUgxosuw/time57 advisers offer a more confident jobs prediction.

Unemployment rate could fall to around 8% by year's end.<br/><br/>
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