Election 2012: Independents say Obama hurts job creation

Click to View in Browser 06/15/2012 Independents say Obama hurts job creation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney delivering dueling visions for the U.S. economy in speeches on Thursday, a majority of independents said that Obama's policies have made it harder for Americans to gain employment, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Friday. On bus tour, Romney takes economic pitch to heartland STRATHAM, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama has failed to improve the prospects of middle class voters as he launched a bus tour on Friday that will reach out to rural voters in six battleground states. Obama: immigration change is not amnesty or permanent fix WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday his administration's decision to stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children was a "just" move that was not a permanent fix to the country's immigration problem. Obama spares many young illegal immigrants deportation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 800,000 young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children could be spared deportation for at least two years under new rules announced on Friday by President Barack Obama that may appeal to Hispanic voters in an election year. State jobless rates drop, raise election stakes (Reuters) - Jobless rates in 49 out of the 50 U.S. states dropped in May from a year earlier, the Labor Department said on Friday, raising the stakes in a presidential contest where job creation is the top issue. In Wisconsin and Minnesota, lessons for Romney MANKATO, Minnesota (Reuters) - For Republicans and Mitt Romney, Minnesota is looking like the state that might have been. Obama challenges Romney on vague budget plan (Reuters) - Aiming to shoot holes in Republicans' budget plans, U.S. President Barack Obama is challenging reporters to verify his conclusions that they can't slash taxes and shrink deficits without gutting popular government programs and tax breaks. Could Libertarian Johnson hurt Romney in the West? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Republican Mitt Romney's bid for the White House, there are the obvious obstacles: namely a sitting president, Democrat Barack Obama, and his massive campaign organization. Obama shifts from grit to glitz in election-year contrast Fresh from giving an economic speech in America's industrial Rust Belt, President Barack Obama headlined big-dollar campaign fundraisers at the home of "Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker and in a landmark New York hotel. Newly confident Romney entering aggressive phase CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A space of only five minutes revealed a lot about the aggressive new phase an increasingly confident Mitt Romney is entering. Related Video On bus tour, Romney takes economic pitch to US heartland The economy on the campaign trail Tales from the Trail Eric Johnson Romney hits Obama's economic vision in Democrat's hometown Mary Milliken Washington Extra – Dimon jubilee The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend