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Romney blasts Obama over TV ad while President pushes for economic fairness
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney says the Obama campaign is fixated on personal attacks, while a Romney spokeswoman called the ad in question 'despicable.'
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Barack Obama: First president who fails to raise as much money as opponent?
'I will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign," Obama wrote to supporters recently. How did Obama go from fundraising king to money chaser runner-up in just four years?
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Democrats fear Obama may lose
Some of the recent talk in the media may be designed to galvanize donors, though there are growing concerns that Mitt Romney will be a real challenge.
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Vox News Limbaugh vs. Maher: Which one's words were worse?
As the Rush Limbaugh-Sandra Fluke controversy enters its second week, conservatives work to shift the conversation to left-leaning comedian Bill Maher and his rude comments about women.
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Mitt Romney as Regular Joe? Lessons from the Al Gore campaign
Democrats are going after Mitt Romney the same way that Republicans went after Al Gore, says a former Bush White House adviser. What can Mitt Romney learn from history?
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Obama troops do damage control on faltering economy
President Obama and his aides are doing as much political damage control as possible as summer winds down toward the inevitable return to Washington of his congressional opponents eager to challenge him on a faltering economy.
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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs leaving White House, sort of
Robert Gibbs will leave the post of White House press secretary in February. But he will remain an adviser to President Obama, in addition to joining the speaking circuit.
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Holiday polls add little political cheer to Obama's Hawaiian vacation
President Obama's approval rating after two years in office is higher than President Clinton's was at the same time, but the latest poll ratings are mixed political news.
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Why Obama might compromise on Bush tax cuts for the rich
If the White House allowed all Bush tax cuts to expire rather than extend them for the wealthy, financial pain around the nation would drown out any 'attaboys' Obama's administration might get.
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A combustible mix for White House: Gulf oil spill and politics
In the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Obama said science would guide energy policy, but some claim that the White House made a political 'edit' in a drilling report. House hearings could explore the issue.
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Karzai's acknowledgement of bags of Iranian cash: Why now?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s admission that his office has taken 'bags of money' from Iran are part of an effort to undermine Tehran’s role in negotiations with the Taliban, argues a regional analyst.
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Obama assails GOP as election Tuesday approaches
As the election Tuesday approaches, President Obama is increasing his rhetoric against the GOP party, though numbers still look grim for the Democrats.
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Obama told to 'shove it' in Rhode Island
Rhode Island's gubernatorial candidate, Frank Caprio, unleashed a salty outburst after learning President Obama was not going endorse him in the Nov. 2 balloting.
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On Obama vacation, the job tags along
President Obama's vacation to Martha's Vineyard won't be your traditional vacation, if history is any guide. Events have a way of interfering with Obama's rare downtime.
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Why do 1 in 5 Americans think President Obama is a Muslim?
A Pew Research Center poll suggests that 18 percent of Americans think Obama is a Muslim. (He's not.) The poll also offers reasons – some curious – as to why people were misinformed.
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Ground Zero mosque comments: Did Obama have to say anything?
Ground Zero mosque comments show that Barack Obama the president has proven less disciplined and on message than Obama the candidate.
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Robert Gibbs mocks the 'professional left': Is it war?
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the 'professional left' is ungrateful for all President Obama and the Congress have achieved. Alienating your base ahead of a tough midterm election might not be the best idea, though.
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Obama as ATM: Democrats want him as fundraiser, not campaigner
As the election season ramps up in August, President Obama is putting on his fundraiser hat, attending $30,000-a-plate dinners but not spending much time campaigning for candidates.
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Acadia National Park to host Obama family on vacation. Will it get disrupted?
Acadia National Park will receive Obama and his family today. But will this vacation, like seemingly every other outing, get cancelled or interrupted?
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Why busy Obama is focusing on long-shot issue of immigration reform
President Obama gives a speech Thursday on the need for federal immigration reform. He may be directing attention to the issue in a bid to turn up the heat on Congress to act, some analysts say.
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Joe Barton: Who is defending him?
Rep. Joe Barton apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward Thursday for what he termed a '$20 billion shakedown' of BP by the White House. The Texan was forced to recant, but he has his defenders.
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Obama’s Oval Office moment: Now he owns Gulf oil spill
President Obama will address many audiences in his Oval Office speech tonight – from Gulf Coast residents to BP to Congress. His goal is to show that he has a handle on the Gulf oil spill.
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BP oil spill: Obama says BP is preparing for multibillion-dollar damage fund
BP oil spill: Obama said BP appeared ready to meet his demand for a multibillion-dollar, independently-run damage fund.
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Robert Gibbs gets Twitter account - gets insulted immediately
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced he launched a Twitter account today.
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Holder letter: why we read Christmas Day bomber his rights
In a letter to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to treat the Christmas Day bomber as a criminal defendant, not an enemy combatant.
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