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Thursday, October 25, 2012  AP-GfK poll: Romney erases Obama advantage among women while Obama gains ground with men

Friday, October 12, 2012  FACT CHECK: An unaware Biden on Libya; Ryan slips on stimulus and more in veep debate

Monday, October 08, 2012  Presidential race rumbles into final 4 weeks; Romney talks foreign affairs, Obama raises cash

Friday, October 05, 2012  US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost

Friday, October 05, 2012  Romney says 7.8 percent unemployment 'is not what a real recovery looks like'

Monday, September 24, 2012  Obama launches new offensive against Romney, linking personal taxes to remarks about untaxed

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and Former President Bill Clinton will be speaking tonight.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Obama ready to sketch path forward for nation after Bill Clinton fires up Dems' convention

Thursday, September 06, 2012  FACT CHECK: Obama the compromiser? Clinton mischaracterizes intransigence of both parties

Friday, August 31, 2012  Updated with video: And those unmentioned topics say a lot about the challenges that face the Republican ticket in the final three months of the presidential campaign.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at claims made in political campaigns and how they adhere to the facts.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  In excerpts from his prepared remarks, McConnell also takes a dig at Obama for playing too much golf.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Republicans in full roar, mocking Obama, cheering their man, in long-sought show of unity

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Obama courts demographic groups to build coalition as Romney tries to stick with economy

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Amid distractions, Romney seeks to refocus campaign on economy with push on energy sector jobs