Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

New Poll Shows Obama with Large Lead Among Latinos - NBC News/Wall Sreet Journal/Telemundo poll shows Obama with 61% and Romney with 27%.  CNN.com has more here.

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Unemployment Claims Down 2,000 - the Labor Department report shows sluggish movement in job creation and jobless claims.  Bloomberg.com has more here.

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Obama Leads Romney in Florida, Ohio and Virginia - three swing states which are pivotal in the 2012 presidential election.  However, the NBC/Marist poll shows all three are basically tied.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Warren 47%, Brown 48% in Latest Massachusetts Poll - the Suffolk University/7News poll shows the closenest in the race between Republican Senator Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. TPM.com has more here.

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U.S. Protests Sentencing of Pakistani Doctor - Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the U.S. identify Osama Bin laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison for his acts.  In a joint statement, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the ranking Republican on the committee, called the sentence “shocking and outrageous” and urged Pakistan to pardon Afridi and release him immediately. The Washington Post has more here.

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Second Day of Voting in Egypt - the second day of voting winds down today for president of Egypt. More than 50% of the vote is needed by a candidate to avoid a runoff election scheduled for June 16 and 17.  Reuters.com has more here.

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