Morning News: U.S. Jobless Rate Falls To Four Year Low, Why It’s Tough To Return A Donated Mansion
Unemployment rate falls to 7.8% – “The job market is finally showing some juice. The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, the Labor Department said Friday, from 8.1 percent in July, its lowest since January 2009. It is a surprising show of improvement in a job market that had seemed listless in recent months.” The Washington Post
Romney on ’47 percent’: I was ‘completely wrong’ – “Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes as “not elegantly stated.” Now he’s calling them “just completely wrong.”" Associated Press
Education reform backers slam ads filmed at school – “Education reform foes filmed a commercial inside a public elementary school in southwestern Idaho, prompting complaints Thursday from reform supporters that taxpayer-backed facilities are being improperly mixed with politics.” Associated Press
Idaho discovers it’s tough to return a mansion – “The hilltop mansion was a gift to Idaho from potato magnate J.R. Simplot, meant as a residence befitting the governor. Instead, it’s become a money pit, costing more annually to maintain than the median price of a Boise-area home. What’s more, Idaho’s current governor won’t even live there.” Associated Press