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

Tuesday July 17, 2012

It's All Politics

Obama Campaign Ad Asks: Did Romney Pay 'Any Taxes At All' Some Years?

July 17, 2012 • The ad, aimed at pressuring Mitt Romney to make public more of his tax history, came as Romney accused the president of funneling taxpayer money to his political buddies, and as a poll showed Americans favoring the president's plan for handling the Bush-era tax cuts over that of his Republican rival.

Friday July 13, 2012

How Obama Factors In States Voting On Gay Marriage

President Obama is interviewed from the Cabinet Room of the White House by Robin Roberts on ABC's Good Morning America on May 9. During the interview, Obama expressed his support for gay marriage — a first for a U.S. president. Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images hide caption

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How Obama Factors In States Voting On Gay Marriage

July 13, 2012 • Strategists say the president's support for same-sex marriage is helping both sides in states where the issue will appear on November ballots.

Thursday July 12, 2012

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It's All Politics

Biden Says It, So Obama Doesn't Have To

July 12, 2012 • President Obama appeared briefly via video Thursday before the nation's oldest civil rights group. But it was Vice President Biden who showed up in person to a raucous welcome at the NAACP convention. And in what might be a first for the verbose VP, he left them wanting more.

Thursday July 5, 2012

President Obama at a campaign event at the Wolcott House Museum Complex in Maumee, Ohio. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Landov

It's All Politics

Obama Touts Auto Bailout In Ohio Tour

July 5, 2012 • President Obama began a two-day bus tour of swing states Ohio and Pennsylvania on Thursday and spent part of the time campaigning on his bailout of U.S. automakers.

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Monday July 2, 2012

Obama's 'Clean Coal' Fighting Words To W.Va. Dems

Keith Judd, federal prisoner and — in West Virginia — a Democratic presidential candidate. Beaumont Enterprise, courtesy of Keith Judd/AP hide caption

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Obama's 'Clean Coal' Fighting Words To W.Va. Dems

July 2, 2012 • How can an inmate beat out a sitting president in his party's primary? In parts of West Virginia, the answer is easy to explain. Just ask those who say Obama's policies threaten the culture of coal.

Obama's 'Clean Coal' Fighting Words To W.Va. Dems

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Friday June 29, 2012

'Tax' Designation That Saved Health Care Law Being Used To Fight Obama

President Obama waves after signing the Affordable Care Act at the White House on March 23, 2010. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

'Tax' Designation That Saved Health Care Law Being Used To Fight Obama

June 29, 2012 • Back when President Obama was urging Congress to pass his health care law, he rejected claims that the penalty for not obtaining insurance would amount to a tax. On Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts begged to differ — while using the tax classification to save the law. And Republicans pounced.

Thursday June 28, 2012

It's All Politics

Obama's Supreme Court Health Care Victory Hard To Overstate

June 28, 2012 • President Obama's big victory on the law so identified with him that it's called "Obamacare" means he can campaign more boldly on the law as a major achievement. He also won't have to counter claims that he wasted the first years of his presidency.

Wednesday June 27, 2012

It's All Politics

Obama's Shift On Deportation Expands His Lead With Hispanics

June 27, 2012 • One poll shows that Latino support for Obama grew to a 40-percentage-point lead nationwide. Another finds a 16-point jump across five key battleground states.

Some Democrats To Skip Obama's Renomination Party

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Some Democrats To Skip Obama's Renomination Party

June 27, 2012 • This year's Democratic National Convention has already shrunk by a day. Now it appears the attendance for the event is shrinking, too. At least a dozen prominent Democrats say they won't be able to make it. All are facing tough election campaigns in places where President Obama's popularity lags.

Some Democrats To Skip Obama's Renomination Party

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It's All Politics

Obama Saw Immediate Fundraising Spike After Same-Sex Marriage Announcement

June 27, 2012 • An NPR analysis of recently filed financial disclosure reports shows a nearly three-fold increase in donations over the 72 hours following the May 9 announcement that he supports gay marriage.

Friday June 22, 2012

Obama Basks In Latino Politicians' Love After His DREAM Moves

President Obama returned a young fan's salute at the conference of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in Orlando, Fla. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption

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Obama Basks In Latino Politicians' Love After His DREAM Moves

June 22, 2012 • If the president looked confident of his audience's support Friday, he had every right to be. Polls showed him enjoying a large lead over Mitt Romney even before Obama's action to stop deportations of some young illegal immigrants.

Tuesday June 19, 2012

Polls: Obama's Immigration Changes Get Broad Voter Support

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Polls: Obama's Immigration Changes Get Broad Voter Support

June 19, 2012 • A Bloomberg News poll found 64 percent of voters agreeing with Obama's decision to order a stop, for now, to deportation efforts against young immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children.

Friday June 15, 2012

President Obama's Immigration Shift Could Bolster Latino Support In November

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It's All Politics

President Obama's Immigration Shift Could Bolster Latino Support In November

June 15, 2012 • Both sides say President Obama's decision to stop deporting young, otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants could have an affect on the general election. Republican Mitt Romney called it a weak "short-term" approach to a big problem, but did not say he'd reverse the directive if elected.

Monday June 4, 2012

Bill Clinton Campaigns As Obama's No. 1 Surrogate

Bill Clinton speaks with President Obama in the White House Briefing Room after a private meeting in the Oval Office in 2010. The former president has become Obama's highest-profile advocate this campaign season. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Bill Clinton Campaigns As Obama's No. 1 Surrogate

June 4, 2012 • Former President Clinton and President Obama had a famously rocky relationship. But the days when Clinton tried to help his wife, now secretary of state, defeat Obama in the 2008 primaries are ancient history. Now, for better or worse, Clinton is Obama's highest-profile advocate.

Bill Clinton Campaigns As Obama's No. 1 Surrogate

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Wednesday May 30, 2012

Obama's Own Story Defines His American Dream

President Obama greets diners at Reid's House Restaurant in Reidsville, N.C., last fall. While there, he talked to a college student about the importance of education — one of the ideas Obama comes back to often. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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American Dreams: Then And Now

Obama's Own Story Defines His American Dream

May 30, 2012 • From the moment he burst on the national scene, Barack Obama has served as a living example of the American dream — proof that in this country, anyone can succeed. But what sets him and other Democrats apart from Republicans is the idea of the American dream as a collective enterprise.

Obama's Own Story Defines His American Dream

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