Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Egyptians Vote for President Begins - an historic moment and the vote today and tomorrow will mark a transition from the military rule in place since the Arab Spring revolution ousted President Hosni Mubarak.  The Washington Post has more here. 

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NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll Shows Obama 47%, Romney 43% - only 33% believe the economy will improve over the next year and 43% approve of Obama's handling of the economy.  MSNBC.com has more here.

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Romney Easily Wins Arkansas and Kentucky Primaries - interestingly, President Obama lost about 40% to "uncommitted" in Kentucky and to an unknown lawyer in Arkansas.  Republicans will jump on this, while Democrats will quickly point out neither state was expected to vote for Obama in the November elections.  The Fix has more here.

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Obama Leading Romney In Nevada - one of about nine swing states which will determine the election in November.  Recent polls show Obama leading Romney by 52.4% - 44.8%.  This comes in spite of a large unemployment rate, the state voting Republican in 7 out the last 10 presidential elections and a state with a large morman polulation.  TPM.com has more here.

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Romney Leading Obama in Florida - a key swing state.  A Quinnipiac poll shows romney with a 6 point lead 47% - 41%.  52% of the respondents said Obama did not deserve a second term.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Iran Nuclear Talks Begin Today - in Baghdad.  Representatives of six world powers will meet with representatives from Iran to discuss their nuclear program.  The meeting comes one day after the head of the IAEA indicated an agreement had been reached on allowing inspections by the UN of Iran's nuclear facilities.  CNN.com has more here.

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