Barack Obama Check out the latest NPR coverage of President Obama's bid for re-election in 2012.

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Barack Obama

Check out the latest NPR coverage of President Obama's bid for re-election in 2012.

Thursday March 15, 2012

Biden Calls Out Romney, Gingrich By Name For Opposing Auto Bailout

March 15, 2012 • Vice President Biden took on the traditional role that has been reserved to those who have previously served in his position as the political wing man for a president seeking re-election: he went on the attack.

Campaign Videos: A Time-Tested Election Tactic

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Campaign Videos: A Time-Tested Election Tactic

March 15, 2012 • President Obama's re-election campaign is releasing a video Thursday that looks back on his first term. The video was directed by Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim and narrated by actor Tom Hanks. But it isn't anything new: Video tributes to candidates have a long history.

Campaign Videos: A Time-Tested Election Tactic

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Wednesday March 7, 2012

Obama Campaign Won't Let Romney Forget Rush Limbaugh

March 7, 2012 • David Axelrod, the president's political strategist, indicated to journalists Wednesday that Obama's campaign will use Romney's response to the Limbaugh's misogynistic comments about Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke to further define the Republican frontrunner as someone without the mettle to be president.

Tuesday March 6, 2012

Obama Campaign Ramps Up Efforts Early In Virginia

President Barack Obama speaks to students at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia, on February 13, 2012. Obama's campaign is ramping up efforts in Virginia in what is sure to be a battleground state in the general election. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Campaign Ramps Up Efforts Early In Virginia

March 6, 2012 • While Republican candidates slug it out for their party's White House nomination, President Obama is getting a head start on the general election. His campaign is opening offices, lining up volunteers and identifying supporters in swing states, including Virginia, which holds its GOP primary Tuesday.

Obama Campaign Ramps Up Efforts Early In Virginia

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Tuesday February 28, 2012

Opinion

It's All Politics

Obama Gives Eventual GOP Nominee Taste Of Michigan Campaign Ahead

February 28, 2012 • If Obama president sounded confident, maybe even a bit triumphant, some polling suggested he had good reason to feel upbeat, at least in Michigan. A recent NBC News/Marist poll found the president leading Romney in the state by 18 percentage points and Santorum by 26 points.

Wednesday February 22, 2012

It's All Politics

Pro-Obama SuperPAC Hits Romney On Auto Bailout

February 22, 2012 • Priorities USA Action has unveiled a new ad in Michigan in advance of that state's GOP primary next week. It takes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to task for opposing the auto industry bailout.

Tuesday February 21, 2012

It's All Politics

Could Higher Gas Pump Prices Leave Obama Running On Empty?

February 21, 2012 • Could higher gas prices hurt President Obama's chances at re-election. Five Thirty Eight blogger Nate Silver and economists have looked for a correlation between higher energy prices and the fortunes of the incumbent party and found a link though not a strong one.

Friday February 17, 2012

White House And SuperPAC: How Close Is Too Close?

Bill Burton, shown during a news briefing at the White House in January, is now with pro-Obama superPAC Priorities USA Action. He says the superPAC is "careful to make sure that we are in compliance with the rules." J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Money & Politics

White House And SuperPAC: How Close Is Too Close?

February 17, 2012 • White House officials and Cabinet secretaries will soon be helping to raise money for a pro-Obama superPAC, Priorities USA Action. The superPAC says it's being careful to stay within the rules, but some argue that it shouldn't be happening at all.

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Wednesday February 15, 2012

It's All Politics

Poll: Obama Hits 50% Approval, Leads All GOP Rivals, For Now

February 15, 2012 • The poll, released Tuesday, found President Obama's approval rating had bounced back up to 50 percent from 47 percent in January. Not a huge improvement but in presidential politics, getting to at least 50 percent approval is key for an incumbent seeking re-election. The recovering economy gets much of the credit for his rising approval rates.

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Politics

Obama's Budget: Political Tool Or Spending Plan?

February 13, 2012 • Deficit reduction takes a back seat to job growth in the federal budget President Obama will unveil Monday. Republicans criticized the spending plan for raising taxes without doing more to stem the deficit. That disagreement is likely to frame the debate between now and the November election.

Tuesday February 7, 2012

For Obama, The SuperPAC Rubber Has Met The Road

President Obama telegraphed his campaign's reversal on superPAC funding during an interview aired Monday with NBC's Matt Lauer. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

For Obama, The SuperPAC Rubber Has Met The Road

February 7, 2012 • Faced with a GOP fundraising advantage, the president's decision to reverse course and throw his support behind a pro-Democrat superPAC may be politically risky but also realistic.

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