THE JUNE NUMBERS: The government will report Friday morning whether the unemployment rate changed in June, and how many jobs were added last month. President Obama is scheduled to deliver a statement on the report from the Rose Garden at 10:35 a.m. Later in the morning, he will sit down for interviews with TV reporters from Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Raleigh-Durham.
In guidance to reporters, the White House said Obama will focus in the interviews on "the economy and the importance of finding a balanced approach to deficit reduction." They're scheduled to be shown at 5 p.m..
The 2012 factor
Wire: Obama eyes election in deal
By MATT NEGRIN | 07/08/11 6:41 AM Updated: 07/08/11 7:14 AM
Wire: Obama eyes election in deal
Obama spoke to reporters but he didn't take questions and he gave no details.
President Obama told deficit negotiators on Thursday that he won’t sign a bill that doesn’t raise the debt ceiling through the presidential election in 2012, Bloomberg reports.