Election 2012: Obama, Romney hobnob for cash at fundraisers

Click to View in Browser 06/4/2012 Obama, Romney hobnob for cash at fundraisers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With economic turmoil unsettling the 2012 U.S. presidential race, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney spent Monday tending to their own campaign wallets, mingling with big-money donors on the East and West Coast. Redistricting sets off scramble in California primaries SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's nonpartisan redrawing of electoral lines for U.S. congressional districts is expected to set off the biggest scramble in at least a decade during primary polls on Tuesday in the most populous state. Insight: From Alabama, an epic challenge to voting rights CALERA, Alabama (Reuters) - Four years ago, in this small city of gentle hills, tall oaks and nine stoplights, an invisible line was drawn a few miles north of the center of town. It stretched up beyond Highway 22 and looped west across Interstate 65, sweeping in recent housing developments, the brown-brick Concord Baptist Church and a new Wal-Mart. The narrow five-square-mile rectangle enlarged Voting District 2. Obama, Romney campaign advisers trade blame on job creation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney squared off on Sunday over job creation in a debate which, following Friday's weak jobs report, promises to be a deciding factor in the November vote. Two new polls show tight race in Wisconsin recall MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Two public opinion polls released on Sunday show Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker with a lead of three and six percentage points two days before the election to recall him because of a new law reducing the power of public sector unions. Sarah Jessica Parker plans Obama fundraiser LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker is borrowing a tactic from the George Clooney fundraising book, planning a campaign dinner for President Barack Obama and offering a chance to win two tickets with $3 online donations. Marijuana initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado DENVER (Reuters) - Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama hasn't exactly been a friend to marijuana users. Florida weighs warning against voter purge (Reuters) - Florida, a key electoral battleground where the 2000 presidential election was decided by a few hundred ballots, will decide in the coming days whether to heed a Justice Department warning to stop its campaign to purge ineligible voters, a state spokesman said on Saturday. Obama takes time to relax in Chicago hometown CHICAGO (Reuters) - Life's simple pleasures are complicated when you are the president of the United States. Ron Paul supporter arrested at Louisiana Republican convention (Reuters) - Police said a Ron Paul supporter was arrested and complained of injury after refusing to leave the Louisiana Republican State Convention on Saturday, a boisterous event where backers of the Texas congressman argued for a greater voice. Related Video Former senator John Edwards found not guilty of one count; mistrial declared Illinois lawmaker loses his temper during legislative debate Tales from the Trail Grace Kiser Obama campaign targets Romney's record as governor 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