Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama National Lead Grows to 7 Over Romney - a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released today shows President Obama with 49% and Mitt Romney with 42%.  You can read more here.

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Romney Has Lowest Approval of Presumptive Presidential Nominee Since 1984 - the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll shows 49% view Mitt Romney unfavorably and only 40% view him favorably.  You can read more here.

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Obama Leads in Two of Three Swing States - the poll conducted by Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS News shows: Wisconsin: Obama 51% Romney 45%, Virginia: Obama 49% Romney 45% and Colorado: Romney 50% Obama 45%. You can read more here.

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Sandra Fluke To Campaign with Obama in Colorado - Today and tomorrow, the President will make four stops.  Today, the President will be joined by Sandra Fluke, who became an overnight spokesman for women's reproductive rights after being labeled a prostitute by Rush Limbaugh.  You can read more here.

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Akin To Face McCaskill in Missouri Senate Race - Republican Todd Adkin won a plurality in a close three way primary contest yesterday and will now face Democratic incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill. 

Yesterday, McCaskill said "Todd Akin has made it clear he would side with extreme politicians in Washington to privatize Medicare and Social Security, end student loans, and protect tax giveaways for corporations that ship Missouri jobs overseas. When Missourians have a chance to hear what Akin really stands for, they'll take a look at my record and see that I've always been an independent voice standing on the side of Missouri's families."  You can read more here.

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Pawlenty, Portman or Ryan? - odds are one of them will be picked by Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate. The latest speculation on who will be selected may be read here.

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Pakistan President Zardari Continues to Face Corruption Charges - the Supreme Court has summoned new Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf after he has refused to reopen an old money laundering case.  The previous Prime Minister was replaced for refusing to prosecute Zardari, who earned the name "Mr. 10%" for kickbacks he alegedly received.  You can read more here.

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