Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Protests Erupt at U.S. Embassy in Yemen - continuing the reaction to the airing of the movie "Innocence of Muslims".  Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been ordered to the Libyan coast.   You can read more here.

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Romney Unraveling? - after a disappointing Republican Convention in Tampa, a back and forth on his position on the Affordable Health Care Act while appearing on NBC "Meet The Press", and now with his gaffe in regard to the tragedy in Libya, Republican strategists are wondering if Romney is up to the last eight weeks in the presidential campaign.  You can read more here.

President Obama was quick to respond to the insensitive comments from Romney on Libya by saying Romney "seems to have the tendency to shoot first and aim later".

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Obama Widens Lead in Michigan - Oresident Obama now has a ten point lead over Mitt Romney in Michigan 47%-37%. The Detroit Free Press/WXYZ TV poll shows Obama now has a commanding lead in the state. Political Analysts are now removing Michigan as one of the swing states, leaving nine states in that pivotal category. You can read more here.

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Obama Campaign Buys Big in Florida - realizing that if President Obama wins Florida, Mitt Romney has an almost impossible road to the presidency, the Obama campaign has made a massive ad buy in the state. A total of ten media markets were targeted.  You can read more here.

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Resolution To Chicago Teacher Strike Nears - after a meeting Wednesday evening, both teacher union and public school officials were hopeful to a quick end to the strike which has lasted four days.  You can read more here.

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