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Thursday

Thursday

It's All Politics

Obama's New, More Lenient Deportation Policy Could Cut Both Ways Politically

A cynical observer might view as a bid for Hispanic votes the Obama Administration's new policy to review as many as 300,000 illegal immigration cases to focus more on deporting criminals than undocumented individuals who pose little to no risk to society.The decision would use some of the criteria of the DREAM Act, which failed to get through Congress, to show leniency to young people, especially students and military veterans brought illegally to the U.S. as small children by their undocumented immigrant parents.

Wednesday

Tuesday

In Iowa, Obama Issues Call To Action

At the height of the debt ceiling standoff, President Obama urged Americans to call Congress. Even with the standoff resolved, the call to action remains a part of the president's speeches.

In Iowa, Obama Issues Call To Action

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Mixed Feelings Abound As Obama Visits Iowa

President Obama listens to questions during a Monday town hall meeting in Decorah, Iowa. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Mixed Feelings Abound As Obama Visits Iowa

Winneshiek County, Iowa, is one of the places President Obama has visited on his three-state bus tour to talk about the economy. Obama carried the county by a wide margin in 2008. Among voters now, you'll find plenty of loyalists — but also plenty of frustration.

Mixed Feelings Abound As Obama Visits Iowa

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Economic Issues Drive Obama's Midwest Bus Tour

President Obama will host a forum on rural economic development in Iowa Tuesday. It's the middle stop on a three-day bus tour of the upper Midwest. As he talks about job growth, Obama is also testing out the themes that are likely to define his 2012 re-election campaign.

Economic Issues Drive Obama's Midwest Bus Tour

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Monday

Obama Tours Midwest To Talk About Economy

President Obama speaks Monday at the town hall-style meeting at the Lower Hannah's Bend Park in Cannon Falls, Minn. Obama is on a bus tour of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois where he is scheduled to speak with people about economic issues. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Tours Midwest To Talk About Economy

After a weekend dominated by Republican White House hopefuls, President Obama hit the campaign trail Monday on a bus tour of the Midwest.

Obama Tours Midwest To Talk About Economy

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Sunday

Obama Gets On Board For Jobs And Confidence

On Monday, President Obama flies to Minnesota to begin a bus tour devoted to job creation, confidence restoration and to reviving his own image as a leader. Guest host John Ydstie talks to NPR White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro about the president's itinerary and the motives behind the trip.

Obama Gets On Board For Jobs And Confidence

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Friday

Obama Seeks To Rekindle Campaign Passion In 2012

President Obama may have to "destroy" the Republican image to be re-elected, says Republican strategist Ed Rogers. David Karp/AP hide caption

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Obama Seeks To Rekindle Campaign Passion In 2012

In 2008, candidate Obama inspired crowds with his message of hope and change. This time around, the president faces new challenges: 9 percent unemployment, a U.S. credit downgrade, and an approval rating slipping toward 40 percent. Is running as "the lesser of two evils" the best he can do?

Obama Seeks To Rekindle Campaign Passion In 2012

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Thursday

Debt Deal May Erode Independent Support For Obama

Supporters take photos of President Obama at a fundraising kickoff event in Chicago in April. During the heated debate over the debt ceiling, the president canceled several fundraisers in order to focus on negotiations. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Debt Deal May Erode Independent Support For Obama

After the prolonged fight to raise the debt ceiling, polling trends show a strain of discontent with Washington and concerns about Obama's leadership — particularly among liberal Democrats and the independents seen as essential to his re-election bid.

Debt Deal May Erode Independent Support For Obama

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Saturday

Obama Faces Grumbling On The Left

Van Jones (right) of the American Dream Movement, points skyward during a sing-along in front of the Capitol to urge lawmakers to come to a fair deal on the budget on Thursday. At the microphone is Joel Silberman, also with the American Dream Movement. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Faces Grumbling On The Left

President Obama may have lost a direct hand in the debt-limit negotiations, but some of his liberal base is still seething at the concessions he was willing to make to Republicans. Will he lose support in 2012?

Monday

Obama Steps Up Effort To Win Latino Voters

Last month, President Obama became the first sitting president since Kennedy to visit Puerto Rico — one of many recent events to reach out to Latinos. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Steps Up Effort To Win Latino Voters

On Monday, President Obama addresses the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic advocacy group in the country. It's part of the president's intense push to reach out for the Latino vote.

Obama Steps Up Effort To Win Latino Voters

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Wednesday

Obama Takes Big Lead In Raising Re-Election Cash

Many parts of the economy are strapped for cash this summer, but President Obama's re-election effort is not one of them. It pulled in $86 million in the second quarter. That's a massive amount of cash compared with what Republican candidates have been able to raise in their primary races.

Obama Takes Big Lead In Raising Re-Election Cash

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