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| | | | | | | Happy Friday! Here's what's happening: - Al Qaeda figure Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Muslim cleric, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen late yesterday, that country's Defense Ministry confirmed. The AP reports that a U.S. official has corroborated the news. Awlaki was not an operational leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula but has been a top terrorist target for the U.S. due to his American roots and fluent English.
- Politico reports that Energy Secretary Steven Chu is taking the fall for the Solyndra bankruptcy scandal — Chu has taken responsibility for the initial decision to grant the solar company a $534 million federal loan and for agreeing to refinance the loan, despite numerous indications that the company was on the brink of insolvency. Chu's role Bloomberg confirmed yesterday that the FBI is investigating Solyndra for accounting fraud, as the Obama administration looks into whether executives misrepresented the company's financial situation.
- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the number two Democrat in the Senate, admitted yesterday that they probably don't have the votes to pass Obama's jobs plan. “The oil-producing state senators don’t like eliminating or reducing the subsidy for oil companies, “ Durbin told Chicago's WLS Radio yesterday. “There are some senators who are up for election who say I’m never gonna vote for a tax increase while I’m up for election, even on the wealthiest people. So, we’re not gonna have 100% Democratic senators. That’s why it needs to be bi-partisan and I hope we can find some Republicans who will join us to make it happen.”
- On the campaign trail, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will deliver his first domestic policy speech as a presidential candidate at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation in Atlanta this morning. According to the AP, Perry will offer few concrete proposals, and instead go agro on Romney's record on healthcare and climate change while highlighting his own record on those issues. Obviously, some Obama attacks will be included.
- It's the final day of the quarter and 2012 presidential candidates are making it count. The FEC filing deadline isn't until Oct. 15 but here's what we know so far: Mitt Romney is on pace to raise between $11 million and $13 million — lower than his Q2 totals and likely less than his main rival Rick Perry. Sources close to Michele Bachmann's campaign say the Minnesota Congresswoman is almost out of cash. The WSJ reports that Ron Paul is set to raise at least $5 million.
- Chris Christie is now just ignoring questions about a possible 2012 presidential bid. The general consensus among pundits and politicos is that he has to decide by next week. Christie has repeatedly denied that he is considering a run, but that hasn't stopped Wall Street and the Northeast media from falling all over him — some traders even attribute yesterday's stock market surge to rumors that Christie would enter the race. Here are the billionaires trying to convince Chris Christie to run for president. (SEE ALSO: Is Chris Christie Too Fat To Run For President?)
- Jon Huntsman is betting the farm on New Hampshire. His campaign announced yesterday that they are moving Huntsman hq from Orlando to Manchester — an indication that they have effectively given up the three-state (NH, SC, FL) strategy and are going all in on the first-in-nation Granite State primary.
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