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Campaign 2012

<> on May 30, 2012 in Washington, DC.

What the sluggish job growth numbers mean for Obama

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A spring slowdown in hiring and a rise in the unemployment rate are weighing on President Barack Obama, while enhancing Republican challenger Mitt Romney's argument that the Democratic incumbent is in over his head.
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President Barack Obama greets supporters during a grassroots event at the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds May 24, 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Mark Kegans/Getty Images)

Campaign 2012: 5 key factors to watch

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Here are the five things you really should be watching...
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Barack Obama speaks at a press conference at the closing of the NATO summit on May 21, 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. As sixty heads of state converge for the two day summit that will address the situation in Afghanistan among other global defense issues, thousands of demonstrators have taken the streets to protest. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

Obama struggles with low-income whites

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Obama's team must either figure out how to appeal to these voters or win the election without them, with Obama maintaining stronger numbers among minorities, women and voters under 30...
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Obama 2012 launches new social network platform

Caryn Freeman
theGRIO REPORT = The Obama campaign has launched a new social media platform that will allow volunteers to organize campaign events in their local communities and distribute that information via their mobile devices...
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with a cadet at the graduation ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy at Falcon Stadium on May 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. U.S. (Photo by Chris Schneider/Getty Images)

Obama to graduates: 'A new feeling about America

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Wednesday the world has a 'new feeling about America' and more respect for its leadership, weaving re-election themes into a commencement speech to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy...
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Bachmann: Migraines will not hinder ability to lead

Sherrina Navani
theGRIO VIDEO - Joy-Ann Reid discusses why the American people will want to know about a candidates medical conditions, during an interview on MSNBC...
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Herman Cain loses top staffers in New Hampshire

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The staffers are Matt Murphy, Cain's New Hampshire campaign director, and Jim Zeiler, the campaign's regional director left due to 'strategic differences'...
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Obama tries to fire up frustrated base

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WASHINGTON (AP) - "We're just a quarter of the way through," Obama said, sounding almost as if he was assured of a second term. "We've got to finish our task"...
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Obama mocks Trump during correspondents' dinner

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama exercised his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from his would-be Republican challenger Donald Trump...
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Obama planning major black outreach for 2012

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The Obama administration's goal is ambitious: To connect with one million African-Americans and host 100 events in black communities across the country throughout 2011...
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