Barack Obama
Marriage equality supporters Teri McClain (left) and Mary Beth Brotski demonstrate Thursday in Seattle.
Gay Marriage Stand Could Help Obama In Suburbia
()For several election cycles, the presidency has been won or lost based on suburban voters in several key swing states. And some political observers believe that President Obama took the calculated risk that supporting gay marriage rights will boost his campaign in these all-important counties.
Parallel Lives
Bid For Congress Was Obama's Political Boot Camp()
May 7, 2012 A dozen years ago, Barack Obama ran an unsuccessful campaign for a U.S. House seat. Though his ambition proved no match for his opponent's experience, Obama honed his speaking style and cultivated relationships that would eventually help propel him to the White House.
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As Gingrich Leaves Stage, Obama Campaign Says Thanks For The Memories()
May 2, 2012 On the day Newt Gingrich finally gets out of the way of Mitt Romney, the Democrats have offered a parting gift of sorts from the former House speaker to the presumptive Republican nominee.
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As The Campaign Hits Cruising Altitude, Critics Again Target Presidential Travel()
April 24, 2012 The White House has been fielding questions lately about President Obama's travel — what's official, what's political and whether taxpayers are getting stuck with the bill. The same issue rolls around every time a president runs for re-election. So how does it break down?
Obama Tries To Charm Youth Vote With College Stops()
April 24, 2012 President Obama will be touting a plan to keep student loans more affordable. The trip is billed as official business, but it has a political flavor. There will be stops in North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa — all of which are expected to be hard-fought battlegrounds in November.
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In Swing States, Obama Campaign Begins Push For Another Latino-Vote Landslide()
April 19, 2012 In 2008, Barack Obama captured two-thirds of the Hispanic vote, winning in crucial swing states with large Hispanic populations like Colorado, Nevada and Florida. Obama's re-election campaign is now targeting those same states with its first set of Spanish-language TV and radio ads.
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Romney Has 2-Point Lead Over Obama As Gallup 'Tracking Poll' Begins()
April 17, 2012 For those who can't get enough of polls about the presidential election, Gallup has fired up its "daily tracking" survey that will follow the levels of support for President Obama and presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Obama Is The Best And The Worst President. Discuss()
April 6, 2012 Could it be that President Obama is at once the best and the worst president? Is it perhaps possible that because the world is such a complicated mass of contradictions, we — as a nation — are forced to balance two completely opposing notions of a president at once?
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Obama's Signing Of JOBS Act Likely Won't Dim GOP Charge He's Anti-Jobs()
April 5, 2012 President Obama's signing of the JOBS Act gives him one more talking point with which to try and blunt the GOP's election-year charges that he's been bad for jobs. And those charges are unlikely to be diminished by his signing legislation for which Republicans claim credit.
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Live Blog: Romney Takes Aim At Obama's 'Appalling Lack Of Leadership'()
April 4, 2012 The Republican presidential contender took to the same stage where President Obama on Tuesday had harsh words for the GOP's deficit-reduction plans.
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Obama And Romney Begin Race To Define Themselves — And Each Other()
April 4, 2012 Now that the Republican primary contest finally appears to be petering out, President Obama and Mitt Romney wasted no time training their sights on each other.
