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Poll: Obama holds 13-point edge over Romney in favorability
A new Washington Post/ABC poll released Wednesday shows President Obama holding a 13-point favorability edge over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
NYT/Quinnipiac/CBS polls: Obama leads in Va., Wis., trails in Colo.
President Obama leads presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the key states of Virginia and Wisconsin, but trails Mr. Romney in Colorado, according to new swing state polls released Wednesday.
Peters tops Clarke in Michigan's battle of Democratic incumbents
Rep. Gary Peters defeated fellow congressional incumbent Rep. Hansen Clarke in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Michigan's redrawn 14th Congressional District, with 47 percent of the vote to Mr. Clarke's 35 percent.
Poll: Obama leads Romney in North Carolina
North Carolina voters favor President Obama by a slim margin over Mitt Romney, according to a poll released Tuesday.
White House discounts talk of Petraeus as Romney VP
The White House dismissed a report Tuesday that President Obama leaked word of Republican Mitt Romney wooing CIA Director Gen. David H. Petraeus to become his running mate.
Annual federal deficit nears $1 trillion
The federal deficit is bumping up against the $1 trillion mark for the fourth straight year, having reached $975 billion through the end of July with two more months still to go in the fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
Senators to China: Stop selling fake IDs
A bipartisan quartet of senators has called on the Chinese government to crack down on companies in its country that produce counterfeit American driver's licenses, saying the practice is a serious national security threat to the U.S.
Advocates: Romney backs gay scouts, Obama is silent
There is one social issue on which Mitt Romney is more liberal than President Obama — that of urging the Boy Scouts of America to accept gay scouts.
Virtual Carter to address Democratic convention
Former President Jimmy Carter will deliver a videotaped address to be aired at next month's Democratic National Convention, party officials announced Tuesday.
Whitman: Romney needs 'Sister Souljah moment' with GOP base
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman called the 2012 presidential campaign discourse "shameful" and pushed presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney to "stand up to" the more conservative wing of his party on Tuesday.
Lieberman: 2000 VP realization like a 'hallucinatory hangover'
As if there wasn't already enough palace intrigue over who presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Independent, relayed the news to any potential contender Tuesday morning that they may be the pick — they just don't know it yet.
Rick Santorum, Rand Paul get prime speaking slots at GOP convention
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, will both have headline speaking slots at the Republican National Convention later this month, the RNC announced Tuesday.
Gallup: 9 percent of 2008 Obama voters switching sides
About one in 11 citizens who voted for President Obama in 2008 say they will support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney this year, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.
White House: Reid 'speaking for himself' on Romney taxes
The White House does not control what Sen. Harry Reid says, Obama spokesman Jay Carney said Monday.
Sununu: White House behind Reid attacks on Romney
Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu accused the Obama administration on Monday of masterminding recent attacks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid against Mitt Romney's tax record.
