Obama campaigns more urgently in response to debate setback

Obama campaigns more urgently in response to debate setback

The president, striving to recover ground lost in his first face-off with Mitt Romney, also plans to change tactics when they meet next week.

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Protestants no longer a majority of Americans, study finds

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American David Wineland shares Nobel Prize in physics

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Bill Clinton works Las Vegas crowd, mocking Mitt Romney

Bill Clinton works Las Vegas crowd, mocking Mitt Romney

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McManus: Romney's big bounce

Last week's debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was an even...

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An exit interview with Rep. David Dreier

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Goldberg: Quit blaming Bush

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The return of 'America Tropical'

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A high-stakes battle for higher education

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Toyota recalling millions of cars to fix fire hazard

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After four years of brutal prose, Obama searching for poetry

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Romney challenges Obama on foreign policy

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Paul Ryan's supply-side roots run deep in Washington

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Courts block Republicans' voter ID laws – for now

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House intelligence panel warns against two Chinese firms

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With Cesar Chavez monument, Obama reaches out to Latinos

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Obama chides Romney on taxes but acknowledges he debated poorly

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