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President Obama Set To Return To Chicago Friday

Posted 05.30.2012

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Just two weeks after he was back in Chicago to host world leaders at the NATO summit, President Barack Obama is due to return to his hometown for a tr...

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WATCH: Axelrod Says Booker Was 'Just Wrong' On Bain

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 05.21.2012

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Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod criticized Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker Monday for his comments regarding Bain Capital-related attacks against...

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Formerly An Obama Coup, Indiana Less Of A Battleground

AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 05.19.2012

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GARY, Ind. -- Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race. A repeat coup seems doubtful this year. E...

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Obama Visits Boost Local Businesses

AP | STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Call it the Obama effect: A presidential visit can be good advertising for restaurants and businesses. Vermilion in Alexandria, Va., is...

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Bundlers' Ball: Donors Invited To White House Party Collectively Gave $10.9 Million To 2012 Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- There are two lessons to be learned from the past month when it comes to donating money to powerful political leaders: You can't ask peo...

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The Millennials' Key to the Presidential Election

Caroline Gransee | Posted 05.26.2012

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Vote? Stay at home? Re-elect Obama? Stand with Ron Paul? Write in Lady Gaga? All of the above options -- except one -- should be on the table. We cannot sit at home on Election Day, because this could be the year of the youth vote as both sides need our support.

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David Axelrod Hits Karl Rove Over False Claim

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 03.22.2012

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Karl Rove took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal Thursday to slam the Obama re-election campaign's 17-minute documentary as being "riddled with ...

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Progressive Group Launches New Pro-Obama Super PAC

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.21.2012

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A new super PAC has been formed in support of President Barack Obama’s re-election efforts and plans to spend $10 million in six key states. Buzz...

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Are Republicans Fielding a "Delegate" When America Wants a "Trustee?"

Harvard Kennedy School Democrats | Posted 05.19.2012

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Perhaps the greatest irony of 2012's long primary is this: In their bickering over who is the most conservative, the Republican candidates have unwittingly modeled themselves as "delegate presidents" when most conservative-minded voters would prefer a "trustee president."

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WATCH: Obama Adviser Reveals Campaign's Secret Strategy

Posted 03.14.2012

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With the GOP primary grinding on, and the standing of the party’s eventual nominee shrinking by the moment, President Obama’s reelection is lookin...

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Obama Campaign To Release Documentary

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign plans to release a 17-minute documentary next week about his first term in office. C...

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Obama Scolds GOP Presidential Candidates For 'Casualness' In Talk Of War With Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In his most direct attack to date on the Republicans vying for his job, President Barack Obama on Tuesday knocked his GOP challengers fo...

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Obama Campaign Faces Off With Koch Brothers

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.02.2012

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The Obama campaign has started a petition aimed at forcing Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group backed by billionaires Charles and David K...

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NBA Players Giving Heavily To Obama

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.29.2012

President Barack Obama is receiving large political contributions from a formerly underdeveloped source of campaign funds: The National Basketball Ass...

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Obama Invites Wealthy Donors To Dinner For Big Money

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is meeting with about 25 wealthy donors who each contributed $35,800 to his re-election effort. The event is at ...

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Obama Launches 'First Of Its Kind' Campaign Office In San Francisco

Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.21.2012

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It's no secret that San Francisco hearts Obama. The president breezed through town on Thursday for a series of fundraising events, including a sol...

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2012 Scenarios: What if the Economy Heads Back Downhill?

Mike Lux | Posted 04.21.2012

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Both in economics and politics, it is incumbent on Obama's team to plan for the worst just in case, and to craft a message that will work in the fall no matter the economic trend lines. There are a couple of major reasons this is especially important.

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Al Green To Perform At Obama Campaign Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Looks like Al Green will get to return the favor to President Barack Obama for making his 1971 classic "Let's Stay Together" popular aga...

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GOP Blasts Obama Campaign Manager Over Controversial Tweet

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.15.2012

Republicans are calling for an apology from President Barack Obama's campaign manager over a tweet they argue is offensive to the Latino community. ...

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Obama Wall Street Fundraising Evaporates As Donors Flee To Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.02.2012

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President Barack Obama has been abandoned by the world of finance. Over the course of the 2012 election, his presidential campaign has received abo...

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Obama Having Productive Primary Night

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 04.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is spending an evening with high-end donors, raising big money for his re-election campaign as his GOP opponents ...

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Wall Street Executives Thrive Under Obama But Still Won't Support Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- They bristled when he called them "fat cats." They fought every step of the way, unsuccessfully, to prevent his financial reform bill fr...

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Obama: I Won't Be Campaigning Until Republicans Have A Nominee

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama insists he is not in campaign mode and won't be until after his Republican presidential challenger is chosen, des...

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Obama Campaign Picks New Director For Black Voter Outreach

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.19.2012

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The Obama campaign has hired a longtime NAACP operative to head its African American voter outreach going into the 2012 presidential election. Stef...

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Romney's Defining Moment

Craig Crawford | Posted 03.07.2012

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President Obama's campaign team should spend big bucks now on massive television ads to define Mitt Romney as the job-killing rich snob who favors pri...

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