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Posted on October 1, 2012March 9, 2014 by 3 — Leave a comment

Poll: Obama leads in Ohio, Fla., Va.

By David Jackson, USA TODAY

Updated 2012-09-14 1:27 PM

States elect presidents via the Electoral College, and new polls give President Obama the lead in three big ones.

Ohio
Florida
Virginia.

Obama leads Republican challenger Mitt Romney 50%-43% in Ohio, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll. No Republican has ever won a presidential election without winning Ohio.

Posted on September 20, 2011March 6, 2014 by 3 — Leave a comment

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… But their relationship was severely strained after Mr. Boehner abandoned their budget talks in July, came back and then walked out a second time. And after what the White House saw as a third strike this month – Mr. Boehner’s humiliating public rejection of Mr. Obama’s requested date for an address to a joint session of Congress – the Obama team called Mr. Boehner out.

From New York Times – Obama Draws New Hard Line on Long-Term Debt Reduction – September 20, 2011

Posted on March 14, 2011March 9, 2014 by 3 — Leave a comment

The Note: Obama’s Three-Front War: Budget Battle At Home, Libya And Japan Crises Abroad

By MICHAEL FALCONE and AMY WALTER – March 14, 2011

Just like that, President Obama finds himself in the midst of one of the most challenging periods of his presidency — and it could get a lot worse.

At home, the White House faces an ongoing debate over how to fund the government, how much to cut and which side — Democrats or Republicans — are going to blink first on the looming issue of entitlement reform.

Both parties on Friday seemed to come to an agreement on a three-week continuing resolution that would keep the government open while cutting about $6 billion. It would continue to fund the government when the current stop-gap bill expires on March 18.

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