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Obama wins, but Texas felon steals spotlight in West Virginia primary

YoopyaMay 10, 2012

by YoopyaMay 10, 201206

(Reuters) – How popular is President Barack Obama in West Virginia? Just slightly more so than federal Inmate No. 11593-051, who received nearly 43 percent...

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Obama not upset with Biden for jumping gun on same-sex marriage

YoopyaMay 10, 2012

by YoopyaMay 10, 201203

(CBS News) President Obama is not upset with Vice President Joe Biden for getting out in front of the boss on same-sex marriage because he...

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Veteran Republican Senator Lugar defeated in Indiana

YoopyaMay 9, 2012

by YoopyaMay 9, 201201

(Reuters) – Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a...

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“Swing states” show tight race for Obama, Romney: poll

YoopyaMay 8, 2012

by YoopyaMay 8, 201204

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in a statistical dead heat in Ohio, Virginia and 10 other states up for...

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Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201201

NEW YORK — (at)BarackObama is on Twitter. So is (at)MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it...

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Fractious Florida weighs heavily on presidential campaigns

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201206

Romney has a potent issue in the pivotal state’s ailing economy, but Obama has a huge head start in the ground game. By Paul West,...

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Obama escalates election fight in Ohio, Virginia

YoopyaMay 5, 2012

by YoopyaMay 5, 201202

(05-05) 00:37 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In campaign mode for months, President Barack Obama is making his quest for a second term official with rallies...

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Obamas kick off campaigning with rallies in must-win states

YoopyaMay 5, 2012

by YoopyaMay 5, 201202

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With his wife at his side and Air Force One as a campaign plane, President Barack Obama holds his...

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Republicans back Santorum, Rubio for VP

YoopyaMay 4, 2012

by YoopyaMay 4, 201202

(Reuters) – Rick Santorum and Marco Rubio are the top two choices among Republican voters as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, according to a...

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Romney pulls into tie with Obama in Ohio, Florida: poll

YoopyaMay 4, 2012

by YoopyaMay 4, 201200

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pulled into a virtual tie with President Barack Obama in the crucial swing states of Ohio and...