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2012/05/24 17:53

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Obama departs Bay Area after 16-hour fundraising ...

President Barack Obama left the Bay Area Thursday morning after a brief fundraising visit for his re-election campaign. Obama departed from Moffett Field in Air Force One at about 10:20 a.m., just 16...

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2012/05/24 17:47

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Obama Leads Romney in Florida, Ohio and Virginia

... - President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in the key battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to a new poll released Thursday. The NBC-Marist poll found the president...

2012/05/24 17:36

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Obama to campaign in Iowa, promote energy plan

KEN THOMAS, Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As President Barack Obama readies for a return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign is reminding voters that it was in that same spot where...

2012/05/24 16:42

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Obama leads in key swing states, new polls find

And, for the moment, it's Obama with the advantage in Ohio, Florida and Virginia, according to a new round of polls from NBC News and Marist. In Florida and Virginia, Obama leads 48% to 44%. In Ohio,...

2012/05/24 16:18

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York: Democrats’ plan: Blame Bush forever

In the early days of the Obama administration, a lot of people, including some Republicans, weren’t much bothered by the new president’s tendency to blame his predecessor for the nation’s problems....

2012/05/24 16:01

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Observers: Vote for party foe emphasizes Obama un...

Largely unknown Democrat John Wolfe's strong showing against President Obama in Arkansas' Democratic primary illustrated the obvious — the president is unpopular in the state, even within his own...

2012/05/24 15:45

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Romney: Obama doesn't get free enterprise system

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is trying to counter President Barack Obama's argument that he would bring back Republican Party economic policies that have proved unworkable. Romney tells Fox News...

2012/05/24 15:27

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Strategy on Rival’s Career Holds Pitfalls for Pre...

Last week, a few dozen hedge fund and investment executives arrived at the Park Avenue home of Hamilton E. James, president of the private equity firm Blackstone. Each had paid $35,800 to spend two...

Read more at CNBC, Oroville Mercury-Register

2012/05/24 15:25

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Search for Romney running mate in audition phase

This more basic information will help the Romney campaign narrow the list -- and evaluate and prepare to deal with potential trouble spots in the backgrounds of those who make it through. The campaign...

2012/05/24 15:19

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Obama holds slight lead in three key swing states...

While national polling has borne this out for weeks now, perhaps more telling are new polls in a trio of major swing states that could well decide the election — Florida, Ohio and Virginia. The...

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2012/05/24 13:01

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Why Ky. Dems snubbed Obama in primary

President Barack Obama�s underwhelming victory over a nonexistent candidate in Tuesday�s primary in Kentucky can be tied to a mix of factors � but mostly to widespread and emphatic opposition to many...

Read more at Cincinnati.com, Washington Post

2012/05/24 11:46

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Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the...

2012/05/24 11:32

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Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will...

2012/05/24 11:06

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Obama Courts Colorado, California Donors in Money...

President Barack Obama courted donors in Colorado and California as he sought to retain his edge in the money race with Republican Mitt Romney and the independent political groups supporting...

2012/05/24 10:39

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NBC-Marist polls: Dems have slight edge in three ...

Democrats enjoy a slight advantage over their Republican challengers in three key Senate races in Ohio, Florida and Virginia, according to three new NBC-Marist polls released Thursday. Democrats lead...

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