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Parallel Lives
Hawaii Prep School Gave Obama Window To Success
October 13, 2012 Punahou School occupies a privileged position in Hawaiian society. Barack Obama attended the school on a scholarship starting in the fifth grade. Punahou's lasting gift to Obama was that the elite environment familiarized him with success.
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'I Was Just Too Polite,' Says Obama, Vowing To Hit Hard At Next Debate
October 10, 2012 President Obama told black radio host Tom Joyner that many Democrats might have gotten comfortable, believing an Obama win was inevitable. But inside his campaign, they always thought the race would be close.
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As Race Tightens, The Electoral Map Still Favors Obama
October 10, 2012 The outcome of the presidential race will come down to swing states, but Obama begins the race to 270 with the comfort of counting on a greater number of all-but-certain electoral votes than Romney has.
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Obama's Jobs Plan Focuses On Federal Investment
October 8, 2012 His plan calls for more spending on infrastructure, a tax cut for firms that hire new workers, aid to state and local governments, and a program to rebuild schools. An analyst who has studied it says the infrastructure part makes sense, but the rest is less potent.
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For Obama, 7.8 Could Be Lucky Number
October 5, 2012 The latest jobs report was good news for President Obama and not so much for Mitt Romney, whose campaign has been predicated on the argument that a bad economy requires a change in White House occupancy.
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Obama Aims Post-Debate Barbs At Romney As Many Ask: Why'd He Wait?
October 4, 2012 The day after his widely panned debate performance, President Obama went on the attack.
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Obama's Top Advisers Have Dissed His Debate Chops Before
October 4, 2012 Despite President Obama's celebrated gift for oratory, the Obama supporters least surprised by his underwhelming performance against Mitt Romney may have been two of his top advisers.
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Latest Fundraising Picture Shows Strong Month For Obama
September 21, 2012 Fundraising reports filed last night by the presidential campaigns show President Obama with a slight advantage in monthly fundraising last month, while Republican Mitt Romney has the edge by some other measures.
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Despite Obama's High Latino Support, Univision Puts Him On Hot Seat
September 20, 2012 A Univision interviewer asked President Obama if it wasn't true that he had broken his campaign pledge to introduce a comprehensive immigration reform package early in his presidency. That was a place Obama wasn't willing to go.
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Hispanics Certain To Back Obama, But In What Numbers?
September 20, 2012 Polls suggest Hispanics favor President Obama over Mitt Romney by at least a 2-to-1 margin. And while the Hispanic share of the population is growing fast, the turnout rate remains low. So Obama and Romney both are working hard to get their Hispanic voters to the polls.
Obama Polishes His 'Regular Guy' Image With Beer
September 15, 2012 Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have been criticized for not being approachable. Their campaigns have spent the last few months convincing Americans to like them. But in the battle for likability, Obama has one tool that Romney doesn't: beer.
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Obama's Post-Charlotte Bounce May Owe More To TV Ads Than Convention
September 12, 2012 A group of political scientists counted 40,974 ads on behalf of President Obama versus 17,779 for Mitt Romney during the two weeks of the political conventions.
In Meetings, On The Court To Discover 'Obama's Way'
September 12, 2012 Writer Michael Lewis was given unusual access to the president for six months for an article for Vanity Fair. Lewis tells Fresh Air that he found a "weird disjuncture between his powers and his powerlessness."
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Chicago Teachers' Strike Forces Obama To Steer Carefully Between Two Allies
September 11, 2012 The Obama administration and the president's Chicago-based re-election campaign are trying to minimize the risks of offending teachers and union members by carefully navigating the tricky waters between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the striking teachers.
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Inside Obama's Decisions: From Libya To Lunch
September 11, 2012 To try to get a sense of what it really means to be the president, writer Michael Lewis spent six months in President Obama's shadow. Lewis wanted to show just what it's like to be in the president's shoes — down to something as simple as what he eats and wears every day.
