Election 2012: Obama solidifies lead over Romney, ahead by five points: Reuters/Ipsos poll

	Click to View in Browser 09/20/2012 Obama solidifies lead over Romney, ahead by five points: Reuters/Ipsos poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama maintains a lead of 5 percentage points over Republican Mitt Romney as he solidifies his advantage in the U.S. presidential race, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. Obama says Romney hasn't "gotten around a lot" CORAL GABLES, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Mitt Romney's comment disparaging 47 percent of Americans as victims meant the Republican candidate had not "gotten around a lot." Romney jumpstarts campaign in battleground states MIAMI (Reuters) - With seven weeks to go before the November election, Mitt Romney is ramping up his efforts in battleground states as he tries to move past one of the most difficult stretches in his Republican presidential campaign. Democratic House Super PAC picked up fundraising pace in August WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Majority PAC, a "Super PAC" aimed at helping elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, on Thursday said it raised $5.6 million in August in its best month yet. Obamas head for "The View", Ann Romney bound for Jay Leno NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will make their first joint appearance on the U.S. daytime talk show "The View" next week, while Ann Romney will chat with comedian Jay Leno in her first late-night interview, networks ABC and NBC said on Thursday. Pawlenty quits Romney campaign to head bank lobby group WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty quit his position in the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday to become a leading Washington lobbyist for Wall Street banks. He said he continued to support Romney. Amid court challenges, early voting begins in U.S. election WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The November 6 election is still seven weeks away, but early, in-person voting begins in two states on Friday, even as Democrats and Republicans battle in court over controversial plans to limit such voting before Election Day. Romney stepping up pace of campaign in battleground states MIAMI (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is planning to increase the pace of his public campaign events in battleground states as he tries to move past one of the most difficult weeks of his Republican presidential campaign. Behind closed doors, Romney gossips, imitates Kissinger WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The surreptitious video recording of a fundraiser held for Republican Mitt Romney in May provided a rare glimpse of how he views supporters of President Barack Obama - as government dependents. Obama, Romney tiptoe around housing morass as they woo voters LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - If pocketbook issues are the main focus of the U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney have remarkably little to say about a topic that directly affects most voters: the still-dismal housing market. Related Video Romney's Compassion Obama chides Romney for leaked comments Tales from the Trail Patricia Zengerle This election, abortion rights activists are looking for just a few good women Patricia Zengerle Union leader sees opportunity in Romney's dismissal of the "47 percent" 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