Handshakes and smiles: Mitt Romney’s campaign staff says Gov. Bobby Jindal will attend a meet-and-greet rally in Chester, Va., Thursday afternoon. “He will join volunteers who are excited about the Republican team and the Romney-Ryan plan to strengthen the middle class and protect and preserve Medicare for today’s seniors and future generations,” reads a statement from Romney’s campaign. On Tuesday, Jindal was stumping and raising funds in Iowa on Romney’s behalf.
By the numbers: The U.S. economy looked at least a little more resilient today after reports showed factories produced more goods in July and homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery. At the same time, consumer prices stayed flat last month. Low inflation could boost consumer spending and lift growth in the second half of the year. Economists approached the mostly positive data with some caution. The Associated Press has the full story here.
86ed: When American chefs start serving lion, even the animal-rights activists give foie gras a reprieve. If only momentarily. As Bloomberg reports, Taste & See, a Latin-fusion restaurant in Wichita, Kansas, expected to serve the king of beasts tonight as part of an exotic-game tasting. But in response to protests from animal-rights groups, Chef Jason Febres removed the big cat from the menu. Read more here.
