Election 2012: Pew poll finds Romney edges ahead of Obama after debate

	Click to View in Browser 10/9/2012 Pew poll finds Romney edges ahead of Obama after debate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's strong performance in last week's debate helped him pull ahead of President Barack Obama, a Pew Research Center poll showed on Monday. Slide halted, Romney challenging Obama in swing states PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney appeared on Sunday to have halted his perilous slide in the polls and is back to running a close race with President Barack Obama as he prepares a new assault on the Democrat over foreign policy. Romney casts Obama's foreign policy as weak, dangerous LEXINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a sweeping critique on Monday of President Barack Obama's handling of threats in the Middle East, saying Obama's lack of leadership had made the volatile region more dangerous. Confident Obama encourages supporters to be "obsessive" SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama encouraged supporters on Monday to be "obsessive" about working for his re-election in the final weeks of the campaign, declaring himself confident that he would win on November 6. Romney's English roots surprise cousins left behind BARROW-IN-FURNESS, England (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's fight to become America's next president has the backing of one enthusiastic group of supporters, although they don't actually have a vote: his relatives in England. Indiana Senate race may hinge on disenchanted Lugar backers JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Indiana Republicans last spring spurned long-time Senator Richard Lugar for a more conservative candidate, but now supporters of the soft-spoken moderate may tip the balance in the race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Big Bird to Obama: Take down your TV ad Big Bird, a bright yellow protagonist of children's television show "Sesame Street," wants out of his role in a nationwide television advertisement for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Vice presidential candidates by the numbers The vice presidential candidates who will take the stage for a debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky this week are just as polarizing as their running mates, according to Reuters/Ipsos polls. Related Video Obama defends foreign policy on campaign trail Mixed Mideast reaction to Romney's foreign policy plans Tales from the Trail 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