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• Chicago teachers strike in bitter contract dispute

  September 10, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to …

• Crucial Ohio at the heart of presidential campaign

  September 10, 2012 MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — It’s all about Ohio — again. The economy has improved here, and so has President Barack Obama’s standing, putting pressure on Republican Mitt Romney in a …

• Amtrak funding in crosshairs in presidential race

  September 10, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning to Amtrak from Mitt Romney and Republicans: You’re on your own. The platform Republicans adopted at their convention included a call for full privatization and an …

• Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students

  September 10, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that striking Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for … 6

• Obama vies for health care edge in Florida

  September 9, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Health care grabbed the spotlight Sunday with less than two months until Election Day in the deadlocked race. Mitt Romney said he would retain some popular parts …

• Romney says he likes parts of ‘Obamacare’

  September 9, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who promised early in his campaign to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, says he would keep several important parts of … 4

• Obama out to renew magic; Romney hits defense cuts

  September 8, 2012 SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — Eager to change the subject after a dismal jobs report, President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign Saturday with …

• Obama out to rekindle 2008 magic; Romney hits jobs

  September 8, 2012 SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — Eager to change the subject after a dismal jobs report, President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign Saturday with …

• Obama, Romney open the homestretch

  September 8, 2012 SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday pronounced Republicans “dead wrong” for calling America a country in decline, offering a rebuttal to the “naysayers” who drew attention to … 1

• In Florida, Obama says US not a nation in decline

  September 8, 2012 SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday pronounced Republicans “dead wrong” in calling America a country in decline, offering a rebuttal to the “naysayers” who drew attention to …

• Fall’s must-see political TV: Obama-Romney debates

  September 8, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Finally, the fall season offers the matchup sure to attract the biggest audience of the campaign: President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican rival Mitt Romney in …

• As Obama, Romney look for an edge, jobless intrude

  September 8, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney, their contest defined anew by joblessness, are seeking to frame the campaign on their own terms. Romney …

• Gloomy jobs report shadows race with 60 days left

  September 7, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A dismal new snapshot of jobs in America shadowed the presidential campaign on Friday, testing the voter patience that will save or sink President Barack Obama’s …

• Eastwood talks about convention chat with chair

  September 7, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clint Eastwood said the idea to use an empty seat as a prop at the Republican National Convention was a spur-of-the-moment decision when someone backstage asked …

• Romney, Obama in battle for working-class whites

  September 7, 2012 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are working feverishly for an increasingly smaller but crucial slice of the electorate — white, working-class voters. … 1

• No jail time for Obama ‘HOPE’ poster artist in NY

  September 7, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The artist who created the “HOPE” poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign was ordered to do 300 hours of community service Friday …

• Weak job growth makes bold Fed action more likely

  September 7, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs in August, a tepid figure that points to the economy’s persistent weakness and slowing prospects for the unemployed. The unemployment rate fell …

• Obama gets grim job news; Romney pounces on it

  September 7, 2012 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new report on the nation’s unemployment outlook Friday. Republican rival Mitt …

• Convention over, Obama hit with weak job report

  September 7, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new report on the nation’s unemployment outlook Friday. Republican rival Mitt …

• Obama’s task: Keep the race a choice

  September 7, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s fall mission: Remind voters why they chose him in the first place, hope the economy doesn’t get worse — and paint Mitt Romney …

• FACT CHECK: Obama and the phantom peace dividend

  September 7, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama laid claim to a peace dividend that doesn’t exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to … 1

• FACT CHECK: Obama and the phantom peace dividend

  September 6, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama laid claim to a peace dividend that doesn’t exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to …

• Obama’s convention evolution complete

  September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s convention evolution is complete. Eight years ago, the little-known Democrat rocketed into the political spotlight with a soaring convention keynote address. Four years … 1

• Obama speech: Hope has become hang in there

  September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For President Barack Obama, hope has become hang in there. On the biggest stage of his re-election bid, Obama is dropping some tough love on voters, …

• US jobs outlook improves as campaign heats up

  September 6, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The jobs outlook in the U.S. brightened a bit Thursday just before President Barack Obama was to make his case for re-election to the American people. Fewer … 1

• Obama faces obstacles in holding North Carolina

  September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Keeping North Carolina in the Democratic column this year may prove hard for President Barack Obama. North Carolina’s unemployment rate is among the nation’s highest. Social …

• Romney defends Afghanistan omission

  September 6, 2012 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday defended his decision not to discuss the Afghanistan war in his convention speech. He said he didn’t plan to … 5

• Transcript of Bill Clinton’s remarks

  September 5, 2012 in Health A transcript of former President Bill Clinton’s remarks Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, as provided by the Democratic Party: ___

• Dems twist jobs numbers and GOP Medicare ideas

  September 5, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — On Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, speakers cherry-picked employment numbers to make President Barack Obama’s record on jobs look better than it is and misrepresented …

• Reported theft of Romney tax records being probed

  September 5, 2012 FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — The Secret Service said Wednesday it is investigating the reported theft of copies of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s federal tax records during a break-in at … 1

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