Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Approval Rating Rises for Third Quarter in a Row - President Obama averaged 46.8% approval, his highest rating in a year.  George H.W. Bush averaged 39.2% and Jimmy Carter 39.2% during the same period.  You can read more here.

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Obama Visits With Victim Families in Colorado - "I confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of situations, but that my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know that we are thinking about them at this moment, and will continue to think about them each and every day," Obama told reporters......It reminds you that even in the darkest of days, life continues and people are strong," the president said. "Out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come."  CNN.com has more here.

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Obama Campaign To Suspend Colorado Ads for the Week - following the shooting in Aurora, Colorado.  You can read more here. 

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Obama and Romney To Address VFW Convention - being held in Reno, Nevada. President Obama will speak today and Mitt Romney on Tuesday. You can read more here.

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Few Undecided Voters in Presidential Race - the latest polling from The Washington Post and ABC News shows only 19% say there is a chance they will change their minds in regard to their presidential pick.

Only 6% say there is a good chance they will change their mind.  Meaning the Obama and Romney campaigns will spend hundreds of millions over the remaining 100 days prior to the election to influence a small percentage of voters.  It is likely, these voters will determine the outcome in November.  You can read more here.

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Unemployment Below National Rate in 9 of 15 Swing States - a crtical factor to weigh in the presidential race.  Only, four of the fifteen swing states had unemployment figures above the national 8.2% level.  You can read more here.

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Syrian Regime Threatens Use of Chemical Weapons - if attacked by outside forces.  The threat comes as internal fighting has spread to Damascus and Aleppo.  You can read more here.

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Shi'ite Muslims Targeted in Iraq - gun and bomb attacks atributed to Sunni Muslim militants claimed the lives of over 100 and injured many more.  Blame has been direct at Iran and al-Qaeda.  The weakness of Iraq sceurity forces has been highlighted as a result.  You can read more here. 

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