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Monday, May 7, 2012

Election 2012: "Swing states" show tight race for Obama, Romney: poll

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05/7/2012
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"Swing states" show tight race for Obama, Romney: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in a statistical dead heat in Ohio, Virginia and 10 other states up for grabs in the 2012 election, according to a poll released on Monday.
Obama ramps up campaign, knocks Romney's CEO past
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used his first rallies of the 2012 campaign on Saturday to attack Republican Mitt Romney for learning the "wrong lessons" as a business executive, and promised to move the economy forward if he wins a second term.
Democrats could gain if Indiana's Lugar loses U.S. Senate seat
(Reuters) - The last time Republican Senate veteran Richard Lugar stood for election, in 2006, he was so respected that the Democrats did not bother to run against him and he won his Indiana seat with 87 percent of the vote.
Libertarians nominate ex-Governor Gary Johnson for president
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The U.S. Libertarian Party on Saturday chose former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who was once a Republican White House hopeful, as its presidential candidate in the November 6 election.
Longtime Senator Lugar trails Tea Party rival in poll
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar, a six-term incumbent representing Indiana and a leading voice on foreign policy in Congress, trails his Tea Party-backed challenger by double-digits ahead of Tuesday's Republican primary, a poll showed on Friday.
New Obama campaign ad emphasizes work to come
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has debuted a new television ad lauding the president's handling of the economic crisis his administration inherited.
"Talking about" Obama and Romney on Facebook
President Obama's social media following far exceeds that of Mitt Romney. But what about when it comes to user engagement?
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