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On Bus Tour, Obama Shifts Blame to Republicans

U.S. President Obama waves alongside his bus in Cannon Falls
President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to turn voter anger over the economy toward Republicans in the U.S. Congress as he courted rural Americans in a campaign-style bus tour through a key election state.
At Issue: 2012 U.S. Election

White House Rebukes Perry for Threatening Remarks About Fed

The White House denounced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday for his threatening remarks about U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that represented some of the most inflammatory rhetoric of the 2012 election campaign.
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U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama to Unveil Measures to Boost Rural Jobs

President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day of a bus tour through the heartland to explain his economic and job policies to anxious voters.
U.S. President Obama meets Lydia Schaefer in Zumbrota

In Campaign Mode, Obama Talks Jobs in Midwest

President Barack Obama blasted Republicans over taxes on Monday as he launched a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to tout his job-growth strategy and distance himself from anger toward Washington that could dent his 2012 re-election hopes.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama?s Approval Hits New Low: Gallup Poll

President Barack Obama has no reprieve from his summer blues. His approval ratings have taken a hit as Americans are deeply concerned about their future amid sluggish economic growth and unemployment rate that remains above 9 percent.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Approval Rating Below 40%: Gallup Poll

President Obama's approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll sunk to 40 percent today. Only 39 percent of those polled said that they approve of Obama's performance. 54 percent said that they are unhappy with Obama's performance.
For Discussion: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election

Michele Bachmann wins Iowa Republican poll

Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll on Saturday in the first big test of the 2012 Republican presidential campaign, as Texas Governor Rick Perry launched a White House bid that could reshape the race.
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas

Rick Perry launches presidential bid

Rick Perry, the conservative governor of Texas, declared himself a candidate for president on Saturday, shaking up the race for the Republican nomination to face Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012.
Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas

Republicans compete in Iowa, Perry poised to run

Six Republican presidential hopefuls compete Saturday in the Iowa straw poll, an unofficial test of campaign strength that will share the stage this year with the launch of Texas Governor Rick Perry's White House run.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Analysis: Confidence in Obama's leadership shaken

A spree of bad news -- market gyrations, fears of a double-dip recession, stubborn unemployment and fallout from a debt deal -- has shaken confidence in President Barack Obama's leadership and could cloud his chances for winning re-election.
Syrian Protests (PHOTOS)

Syrian forces kill 19, U.S. threatens more sanctions

Syrian forces killed at least 19 people in raids near the Lebanon border and in the country's Sunni tribal heartland, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush street protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama vows new ideas to boost jobs, slams Congress

President Barack Obama distanced himself from a deeply divided U.S. Congress on Thursday, pledging to deliver fresh ideas to create jobs and slamming lawmakers for "bickering" that gets in the way of recovery.

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