Sandy May Delay October Jobs Report

The Labor Department started a brief uproar today when it said it might have to put off releasing Friday's jobs report for October because of Hurricane Sandy. That sent off a firestorm among conservative pundits, who sensed an election ploy, Politico reports. Breitbart News' editor-at-large said it would be "absolutely outrageous" and "reeks of desperation."

The Labor Department hastily changed its tune, issuing a statement saying that it was "working hard to ensure a timely release" of the report. "It is our intention that Friday will be business as usual," the senior press adviser tells the Wall Street Journal. Alas, business as usual won't be the order of the day everywhere: The New York Stock Exchange has announced that it will be closed for a second day tomorrow, the AP reports. (More jobs report stories.)