Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Opens Up Lead in New Hampshire, Edges Ahead in Nevada and North Carolina - in more bad news for the Romney campaign, they now are behind in North Carolina to President Obama 48% - 46% in the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of likely voters.

It is also close in Nevada, where Obama leads Romney 49%-47%.  But, in New Hampshire, Obama has widened his lead over Romney 51%-44%.  You can read more here.

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Obama 49%, Romney 42% - in latest nationwide poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos.  It shows President Obama holding the bump he received following the Democratic Convention.  You can read more here.

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President Clinton To Campaign in New Hampshire for Obama - as polls show President Obama widening his lead over Mitt Romney in the state, Clinton will attend a campaign event next Wednesday in New Hampshire, the day of the first presidential debate.  You can read more here.

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Democrat Donnelly Leads Indiana Senate Race - and the bad news continues for Republicans hopeful of gaining a majority in the U.S. Senate.  Recent polling shows Rep. Joe Donnelly (D) led state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) by 2 points; 40 percent to 38 percent in the Howey/DePauw University Indiana Battleground Poll.

You can read more here.

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France Reduces Deficit by Raising Taxes on Rich and Companies - President Francois Hollande’s first annual budget raised taxes on the rich and big companies and included a minimum of spending cuts to reduce the deficit.  You can read more here.

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