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Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama’s life

May 24, 2012
MIAMI (Reuters) - A college student pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to threatening in a Facebook post to kill President Barack Obama by putting "a bullet through his head." Joaquin Amador Serrapio, 20, had pleaded not guilty after his arrest by Secret Service agents in February. He changed ...

NBC/WSJ poll highlights Obama’s economic vulnerabilities

May 23, 2012
The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicates that Americans believe the incumbent commander in chief has either made no impact on pocketbook issues – or even made them worse.

QWIKI: Obama’s Secret Trip to Afghanistan

May 23, 2012
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Obama’s Southern Discomfort (The Note)

May 23, 2012
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: WHITE VOTER PROBLEMS. The results of yesterday’s primaries in Arkansas and Kentucky, as well as fresh polling numbers from Florida today, highlight a key challenge President Obama faces this election cycle: He not only has to...

Hawaii verifies Obama’s birth records to Arizona

May 23, 2012
The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.

Obama’s Arkansas Primary Fight, A New Model Republican, A Castro in the U.S., Racehorse and Carter Comparisons (PM Note)

May 23, 2012
Meet John Wolfe, Candidate Posing a Challenge to Obama in Arkansas Primary – He’s not a convict, but still… Primary Voting tonight - http://abcn.ws/K9sjDI What else to watch for – http://abcn.ws/KRmD02 Obama Donor Sat for Bain on Ampad Board – Here’s what the Obama Web...

Ad aimed at women takes on Obama’s economic record

May 22, 2012
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NBC/WSJ poll: Obama’s gay-marriage announcement a ‘draw’

May 22, 2012
President Obama's announcement that he supports same-sex marriage appears to be a political wash, according to new data in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Obama’s preference for talks with Iran faces test

May 22, 2012
President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military ...

Obama’s Weekly Address – Implementing Wall St Reform

May 19, 2012
In the wake of JP Morgan Chase’s staggering trading loss, President Obama is urging Republicans to “keep moving forward” and finish implementing Wall Street reform. “We can’t afford to go back to an era of weak regulation and little oversight, where excessive risk-taking on Wall...