Election 2012
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Obama campaign releases list of top fundraisers
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President Barack Obama's top fundraisers brought in at least $186 million for the president's re-election campaign. Top donors include Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Eva Longoria, Will Smith and his wife, and fashion editor Anna Wintour.
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Obama's Commandments: How the president is wielding executive power in 2nd term
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This is what "Forward" looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama's campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and agency rule-making that touch many of the affairs of government.
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David Grosso; The Latino vote; Election analysis
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we spoke with David Grosso, Juan Sepulveda, Danny Vargas, and Ron Faucheux.
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Presidential election 2012 recap: How Obama won, Romney's next steps (video)
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President Barack Obama rolled to a second term, beating Mitt Romney by winning more than 300 electoral votes. POLITICO’s Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen explains how Obama won and what Romney's future holds.
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Columbia family welcomes baby girl on Election Day
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A Columbia, Md. family is celebrating for a very special reason other than Obama’s re-election – their newborn baby girl was born on Election Day.
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Maryland passes ballot questions 6, 7 and Dream Act
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Maryland voters have passed all three key ballot measures, allowing the expansion of gambling, same-sex marriages, and illegal immigrants the ability to pay in-state tuition at public colleges.
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Newseum to offer $100 Inauguration Day viewing
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The Newseum, which is located on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route in Washington, plans to offer a special package for viewing the next presidential inauguration.
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Barack Obama faces struggling economy
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Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S. companies still too anxious to expand much.
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Presidential election 2012 results: United States, Maryland, Virginia races
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Election Day 2012: How voter turnout will impact race (video)
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POLITICO's Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen explains how voter turnout will impact the outcome of this year's presidential election.
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Election Day 2012: Voters to pick the next president
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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have made their last-minute pitches to voters and now it’s time for the voters to decide who’s the best fit for the White House.
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Election polling stations prep for Tuesday
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There was a certain frenzy all throughout the area Monday. Workers at the thousands of polling stations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia began prepping for the first votes to get cast.
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Election 2012: Obama, Romney launch final campaign blitz
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President Obama and Mitt Romney are battling up the final few hours before Tuesday’s election with both candidates zipping to several states at a dizzying pace, searching for last-minute votes.
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Obama, Romney campaigns double down on Battleground Virginia
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At a Democratic rally in Bristow Saturday, singer Dave Matthews joined President Obama, Bill Clinton, and Tim Kaine. In Fairfax Sunday, Governor Bob McDonnell and two of Mitt Romney's sons rallied GOP voters.
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A self-defense guide to ensure your vote counts in Virginia
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Virginia is a bigger target than ever for unscrupulous operatives who use dirty tricks to confuse or scare off voters they see as a threat. Don't let them. A little backbone and a few simple, commonsense steps can defeat those who might try to keep your vote from counting.
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Election 2012: President Obama, Mitt Romney final campaigning
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Just four days until Election Day and the final push is on. The candidates have a packed campaign schedule over the remaining days with stops in all battleground states.
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Sandy upends final week of presidential campaign
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Superstorm Sandy is upending the final week of the presidential race, with President Barack Obama calling off another campaign day to tour ravaged New Jersey and Republican Mitt Romney struggling to strike the right tone as he tries to close the deal with voters.
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Fairfax County absentee voters say machines change their votes
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The question right now in Fairfax County is not if every vote counts, but whether they are being counted correctly. And the concerns appear to be bipartisan.
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