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Obama is ahead of the presumed Republican nominee, 51 percent to 44 percent, among registered voters. As campaigns converge on state, Post-ABC News poll also shows voters are equally split on Obama’s major initiatives.

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Romney criticizes handling of activist

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Ann Romney's $990 designer T-shirt

Ann Romney's $990 designer T-shirt

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Elizabeth Warren stumbles with <br> Native American questions (again)

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North Carolina primary may reveal if conservative strategy is working

North Carolina primary may reveal if conservative strategy is working

A group planned to drive a wedge between black and gay voters. But next week’s amendment vote could reveal nothing at all.

Catholic vote is the 2012 bellwether

Catholic vote is the 2012 bellwether

THE FIX | Recent history suggests that whoever wins that key voting bloc will win the presidency.

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A GOP ‘assault’ on women’s health?

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Obama, Noda hail security alliance

Obama, Noda hail security alliance

Appearing with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, the president praised the recent agreement to relocate 9,000 U.S. Marines off Okinawa to other bases.

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House Democrats slam GOP budget

House Democrats slam GOP budget

In a new memo, Democrats blame GOP for targeting the poor and Obama administration programs.

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Abramoff Paris-bound?

Abramoff Paris-bound?

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Ambramoff asks the court for permission to jaunt to the City of Light on book business.

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FILE - In this April 5, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gestures while speaking at the University of California at Berkeley, Calif. Some of Mitt Romney’s former foes have yet to endorse him as the Republicans’ presidential nominee. The congressman from Texas is still in the race and hasn’t yet recognized Romney as the party’s nominee. He is pushing a libertarian message of ending the Federal Reserve, returning the country’s currency to the gold standard and reducing the United States’ involvement around the globe. Romney disagrees with those positions, likely precluding an endorsement from Paul. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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