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Election 2012
11:50 am
Tue May 15, 2012

Obama Ad Attacks Romney For KC Job Losses

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TV viewers in five swing states will see an Obama ad tomorrow that highlights a bankrupt Kansas City manufacturing firm and hundreds of lost jobs at the hands of Mitt Romney’s Boston-based investment firm.

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The Two-Way
10:20 am
Tue May 15, 2012

Ron Paul Isn't Dropping Out, Spokesman Says

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Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul at a campaign event in Las Vegas on Feb. 3.
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Republican Ron Paul is not shuttering his presidential campaign, his chief strategist says in a memo sent this morning to supporters and the news media.

"Let me be very clear," said Jesse Benton, "Dr. Paul is NOT dropping out or suspending his campaign."

"As Dr. Paul has previously stated, he is in this race all the way to the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August," Benton said. The campaign will, though, be "maximizing our resources" by not investing in remaining primary states, he said.

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It's All Politics
2:38 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

Romney And Obama: A Tale Of Two Commencement Speeches

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President Obama delivers the commencement address Monday at Barnard College in New York.
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President Obama delivers the commencement address at Barnard College in New York on Monday.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks to graduates Saturday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
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Originally published on Mon May 14, 2012 6:06 pm

As close as the general election is expected to be, virtually everything the presidential candidates do from here until November is about maximizing the turnout of voters in their respective bases without repelling independents or moderates.

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Economy
10:53 am
Mon May 14, 2012

Uneven Economy Evens The Field For Obama, Romney

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An audience member decries President Obama's economic policies as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a February campaign rally in Atlanta.
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President Obama, seen earlier this month at a Virginia rally, launched a TV and Web campaign Monday criticizing Romney's record on job creation.
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Originally published on Mon May 14, 2012 12:51 pm

As the election year began, conventional wisdom was pretty well set about the outcome of the presidential race. If the economy improved, President Obama would win. If not, he'd be a one-termer.

So what does it mean that many big economic indicators are moving sideways?

"Obama seems to be in that gray area," says Paul Pierson, a political scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. "The numbers are neither so good nor so bad that they give you a definitive answer."

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