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Election 2012: Obama seeks to extend edge with Latino voters over Romney

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06/22/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Obama seeks to extend edge with Latino voters over Romney

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama assured Hispanic Americans on Friday he would champion immigration reform in a second term, contrasting his vision with Republican White House contender Mitt Romney to court voters who could help sway the election on November 6.

Romney softens tone with Latinos, talks immigration

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to make up ground with Hispanic voters on Thursday after he and Republican rivals took hard-line stances against illegal immigration in the primary season.

As churches get political, IRS stays quiet

(Reuters) - Pastor Jim Garlow will stand before congregants at his 2,000-seat Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California, on Sunday, October 7, just weeks before the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, and urge his flock to vote for or against particular candidates.

Pro-Obama Super PAC narrows fundraising gap in May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outside "Super PAC" helping U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign raised $8 million in May and so far in June, marking its best months ever as it tries to catch up to deep-pocketed Republican rivals in the money chase ahead of the November 6 election.

Poll showing Obama 13 points ahead raises eyebrows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of national polls showing the U.S. presidential race as a near dead heat, a survey on Wednesday raised eyebrows by giving President Barack Obama a commanding 13-point lead over his Republican rival Mitt Romney.

Maine independent King could become key player in Senate

BRUNSWICK, Maine (Reuters) - It has been nearly a decade since Angus King finished his second term as Maine's governor, loaded his family into a recreational vehicle and set off on a 5 1/2-month road trip across America, his presumed farewell to politics.

Romney campaign fends off immigration questions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign fended off questions on immigration policy on Wednesday as the Republican challenger scrambled for a response five days after President Barack Obama's relaxation of immigration policy drew accolades from Hispanic voters.

Obama campaign predicts Romney June fundraising win

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, stung by the fundraising success of rival Mitt Romney and groups supporting him, predicted on Wednesday that the Republican would outdo Obama and Democrats in June with a $100 million haul.

Parties jockey on healthcare ahead of court ruling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eric Cantor pulls no punches about what Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will do to "Obamacare" if the Supreme Court leaves any of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law intact.

Pro-Romney Super PAC launches new ad wave

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday it would launch a $7.6 million television ad sweep across nine states, its latest contribution to the growing media presence of outside spending groups in the U.S. election.