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Wednesday August 29, 2012

Obama Hits Reddit, Talks White House Beer Recipe, Crashes Servers

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It's All Politics

Obama Hits Reddit, Talks White House Beer Recipe, Crashes Servers

August 29, 2012 • With Republicans dominating political news coverage from their national convention in Florida, President Obama took to the popular social news site Reddit Wednesday afternoon for a surprise Q-and-A with users.

Monday August 27, 2012

'2016: Obama's America' Shows Up Strong When Most Box Office Is Weak

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'2016: Obama's America' Shows Up Strong When Most Box Office Is Weak

August 27, 2012 • A new film looking at a possible second term for President Barack Obama is already the sixth-highest-grossing political documentary of all time.

'2016: Obama's America' Shows Up Strong When Most Box Office Is Weak

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Saturday August 25, 2012

Veteran N.C. Political Strategists See Obama Path To Winning Tar Heel State

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Veteran N.C. Political Strategists See Obama Path To Winning Tar Heel State

August 25, 2012 • President Obama and Mitt Romney are both vying for the traditionally red state of North Carolina. While some Republicans see no way Obama can win, two political strategists with long careers in the state, one a Republican, the other a Democrat, say Obama has a very good chance of repeating his 2008 upset in the state.

Wednesday August 22, 2012

In Ad Battle, Obama Banking On Wind-Power Message In Key Swing States

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In Ad Battle, Obama Banking On Wind-Power Message In Key Swing States

August 22, 2012 • In Colorado and Iowa, two states considered up for grabs in the presidential race, a battle over alternative energy policy is playing a growing role in the debate between PresidentObama and MittRomney

Jane Mayer: Obama In 'Impossible Bind' Over Donors

President Obama is on record as opposing superPACs for normalizing gigantic donations, but his campaign has hesitantly decided to accept donations from such groups. He is shown above speaking during a campaign stop in Oskaloosa, Iowa, last week. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Jane Mayer: Obama In 'Impossible Bind' Over Donors

Fresh Air

August 22, 2012 • In this week's New Yorker, the journalist details how the electoral climate since the Citizens United ruling in 2010 has negatively affected the Obama campaign's appeal to Democratic donors. Mayer tells Fresh Air that Obama has to make a "terrible choice between his principles and politics."

Jane Mayer: Obama In 'Impossible Bind' Over Donors

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Monday August 20, 2012

The Two-Way

Obama: Congressman's Rape Remarks 'Don't Make Sense,' Were 'Way Out There'

August 20, 2012 • The president weighed in on controversial comments made over the weekend by Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., who is running for the Senate. Akin said that women who are victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant.

Wednesday August 15, 2012

Obama's Iowa Hosts Say They'll Pray For Him, But They Won't Vote For Him

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Obama's Iowa Hosts Say They'll Pray For Him, But They Won't Vote For Him

August 15, 2012 • Hours after President Obama paid a visit to a central Iowa farm Tuesday afternoon, the farm owner's adult son issued a statement not exactly in line with the Obama campaign's talking points.

President Obama's Tour Bus Rolls With White House Home Brew

President Barack Obama gets a beer and a pork chop as he visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Earlier, the president gave a man at a coffee shop a bottle of the White House's home brew. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

President Obama's Tour Bus Rolls With White House Home Brew

August 15, 2012 • President Obama has shown he's a fan of beer, one of the most politically expedient drinks a candidate can endorse. But now the president has revealed that he travels with his own home-brew — and he even gave a man in Iowa a bottle to prove it.

Thursday August 9, 2012

It's All Politics

Obama Targets Romney On Tax Credit For Wind Energy Producers

August 9, 2012 • The president supports extending the credit that's due to expire at the end of the year. His GOP rival does not. Their positions may have consequences in two battleground states: Iowa and Colorado.

Pro-Obama Steelworker Ad Draws Republican Ire

August 9, 2012 • Several independent fact-checking organizations have called the ad misleading or false. But Republicans have also pounced on one of their own. The spokeswoman for Mitt Romney's campaign, while rebutting the superPAC ad, opened up old wounds over the candidate's health care record.

Pro-Obama Steelworker Ad Draws Republican Ire

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Wednesday August 1, 2012

It's All Politics

In Ohio, Obama Seeks Middle-Class Mantle Romney's Team Would Deny Him

August 1, 2012 • Campaigning in Ohio, President Obama leaned heavily on a new analysis of Mitt Romney's economic plan that concluded the Republican's proposal would mean higher taxes for middle-class families while lowering them for the superwealthy.

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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