Consumer Confidence Crashes in June

America’s consumers — aware of the bad economic stats and suffering from high rates of unemployment — are not feeling confident. From the Conference Board’s report on its closely watched consumer confidence index:

[The index], which had been on the rise for three consecutive months, declined sharply in June.

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$8 Million for the RNC

The Republican National Committee emails reporters to announce a hefty fundraising haul for June that leaves it with $23.7 million in the bank, a solid amount of money if the party needs to bail out its gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey.