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U.S. POLITICAL NEWS: NEW YORK TIMES COVERAGE

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1. 9 Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot

All nine states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin — voted for President Obama in 2008 but have since seen big Republican gains.

2. Obama Holds Large Campaign Rallies in Ohio and Virginia

President Obama sought to rekindle the passion of his 2008 victory on Saturday with a pair of huge rallies in battleground states that signaled a sharpened critique of Mitt Romney.

3. Re-Election Tricky for House Republican Freshmen

Re-election is a remarkably tricky task for roughly two dozen Tea Party-backed newcomers in districts that have more registered Democrats than Republicans.

4. Virginia, a State in Flux, Is Also a State in Play

To win Virginia, political analysts say President Obama will have to extend his 2008 inroads in the rapidly growing suburbs deep in the more traditionally Southern parts of the state.

5. At Sunday Meetings, Team Obama Prepares for a Tough Fight

At the gatherings, the president, who will formally open his re-election campaign on Saturday, and a tight circle of advisers gird for the coming battle with Mitt Romney.

6. 9/11 Defendants Face Arraignment in Military Court

Amid disruptions from the defendants, the government’s attempt to restart its efforts to prosecute the five defendants in the Sept. 11 case got off to a slow, rocky start in a trial that could result in their executions.

7. Job Numbers Become Instant Campaign Fodder

Mitt Romney criticized the weaker-than-expected employment numbers, while President Obama focused on taking action against raising the borrowing rates for student loans.

8. A Protest Group’s Name Change Stirs Debate

The biggest group planning demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention is now called the Coalition to March on Wall Street South — Building People’s Power During the DNC.

9. Defiant Rangel Vows Tough Primary Fight in House Race

Representative Charles B. Rangel, who received the endorsement of Assemblyman Daniel J. O’Donnell on Friday, was defiant as he brushed off questions about his health.

10. The Heiress Rachel Mellon Regretted Donations to John Edwards, Go-Between Testifies

The heiress Rachel Mellon eventually regretted her financial donations to John Edwards, an interior decorator who acted as a go-between testified in Mr. Edwards’s trial.

11. New Fracking Rule Is Issued by Obama Administration

Under a revised version of a rule proposed by the government, companies drilling on public lands would have to identify the chemicals used, but not until after drilling was completed.

12. April Jobs Report Shows Growth Slowing, With 115,000 New Positions

Economists cited various possible factors behind the addition of only 115,000 jobs in April, but none are likely to comfort 13.7 million jobless workers.

13. Off the Charts: Government Is Getting Smaller in the U.S. - Off the Charts

The size of local, state and federal governments has declined in the first three years of the Obama administration, a feat unseen in 40 years.

14. TransCanada Submits New Application for Keystone Project

The revised route for the Keystone XL pipeline avoids the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region of Nebraska and restarts the clock on the review process.

15. U.S. to Restart Tribunal, Aiming to Show It’s Fair

The United States is restarting its effort to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others at Guantánamo Bay.

16. Panetta Warns Military Over Afghanistan Misconduct

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said episodes of misconduct by some troops in Afghanistan had damaged the chances for battlefield success.

17. U.S. Turns Its Focus on Drug Smuggling in Honduras

Drawing on lessons from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military has established outposts to join Honduran forces against narcotics barons who use the country as a cocaine transit hub.

18. Clinton Urges Bangladeshis to End Strife

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Dhaka to urge feuding political parties to work together in one of the world’s most impoverished nations.

19. U.S. to Revise Foreign Student Job Program

The government will now prohibit the students from doing most warehouse, construction, manufacturing and food-processing work.

20. 4 Years Later, Race Is Still Issue for Some Voters

Research suggests President Obama’s mixed-race heritage can still be a powerful factor in economically distressed regions with high proportions of white working-class residents.

21. Congresswoman Slaughter Bent on Pursuing Election, Broken Leg and All

Louise M. Slaughter, a 13-term New York Democrat, can only watch from a wheelchair as her Republican opponent meets voters and raises funds.

22. Tired of ‘Tainted’ Image, Lobbyists Try Makeover

Some of Washington’s leading lobbyists are mounting a concerted push to earn, if not respectability, then at least something less than public disdain.

23. In Talks, U.S. Highlights Economic Concessions By Chinese

For the first time, according to senior American officials, Chinese policy makers said they would commit to removing advantageous financing and regulatory conditions to state-owned enterprises.

24. Study Finds Concerns on Readiness for Cyberattacks

A report assessing the nation’s ability to respond to terrorist attacks and various disasters found that state and local officials are the most concerned about dealing with cyberattacks.

25. The Money Issue: Obama’s Not-So-Hot Date With Wall Street

What happened when the president came to New York looking for love and money.

26. ‘The Passage of Power,’ Robert Caro’s New L.B.J. Book

The fourth volume of Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson starts shortly before the 1960 presidential election and ends a few months after John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

27. The Caucus: Biden 'Comfortable' With Gay Marriage

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the vice president appeared to go beyond President Obama’s views on the issue.

28. The Caucus: Sunday Breakfast Menu, May 6

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Newt Gingrich and Senator Marco Rubio are among the guests talking politics on this week's Sunday shows.

29. The Caucus: Surprise! A President Runs for Re-Election

As President Obama heads to Ohio and Virginia on Saturday to "kick off" his re-election campaign, it seems a curiosity to remember that it has been 20 years since an incumbent president formally "announced" his intent to run for a second term.

30. The Caucus: The Weekend Word: Strategies

Political news from today's Times and around the Web, plus a look at the president's weekly address and happenings in Washington.

31. FiveThirtyEight: Has Obama's Magic Jobs Number Changed?

Earlier this year, I wrote that if the economy added more than 150,000 jobs per month, President Obama looked to be a favorite for re-election, but is that number lower now?

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U.S. POLITICAL NEWS: WALL STREET JOURNAL POLITICS VIDEO FEEDS

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1. 'Washington Culture' Ad: Soft Attack on Obama

Let Freedom Ring, a conservative advocacy group, has tested an array of soft attack ads on President Obama that it plans to begin airing in June. Most of them target disappointment among voters who voted for Mr. Obama in 2008. Video: Let Freedom Ring.

2. Crossroads 'Wake Up' Ad Is Conservative Template

Crossroads GPS's "Wake Up" ad is widely seen as a template among conservative groups for how to attack Mr. Obama while not antagonizing independent voters who may still like him. Video: Free Enterprise Alliance.

3. Elizabeth Warren Embraces Obama in New Ad

A new ad by Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren touts her idea for a new consumer protection agency to hold big banks accountable. The ad highlights how she worked with President Obama to make that agency a reality. ElizabethWarren.com

4. Mitt Romney's Math Challenge

Mitt Romney's path to victory in the Electoral College is a narrow one. A loss in Florida or Ohio would all but doom him, Neil King reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.

5. Jobs Report Will Provide Campaign Fodder

Friday's jobs report, showing slower-than-expected job creation, could offer an important signal about the momentum of the recovery, with implications for both presidential campaigns. Laura Meckler reports on the News Hub. Photo: AP.

6. Democrats Lag on Convention-Fundraising Goal

Democrats are struggling to raise money for the party's national convention this summer in Charlotte, N.C., in part because they have barred corporations and lobbyists from contributing. Peter Nicholas has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

7. How Serious Is China About Rule of Law?

A blind activist's escape from house arrest has drawn a line under flaws in China's legal system, at a time when the nation's leaders have been pledging to enforce the rule of law. How the Communist Party deals with Chen Guangcheng will be a test of its commitment to the cause. WSJ's Angela Yeoh reports from Beijing.

8. Gingrich Officially Exits Campaign

The slow exit of Newt Gingrich from the GOP presidential primary contest reaches its denouement as he formally withdrew Wednesday. Elizabeth Williamson on The News Hub reviews the real impact Gingrich had. Photo: Reuters.

9. Gingrich Exits 2012 Race

Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign comes to an official end. The former House speaker suspends his campaign during a speech in a hotel ballroom in suburban Washington.

10. A Look Back at the 2012 Campaign of Newt Gingrich

From moon colonies to Lincoln-style debates -- all the while savaging the news media and Saul Alinsky -- the GOP presidential campaign of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was rarely dull. Here are some of the highlights.

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U.S. POLITICAL NEWS: FINANCIAL TIMES OF LONDON COVERAGE

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1. Obama keeps looking to the future

US president readies himself for a ‘door by door’ fight to keep his place in the White House

2. Obama launches re-election campaign

Ohio speech marks the start of a campaign that will criss-cross the nation until election day in November

3. Chaotic start to Guantánamo 9/11 trial

Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the September 11 attacks, refuses to respond to judge’s questions

4. Pakistan protests after US drone strike

A growing number of Pakistanis say US drone attacks violate the country’s sovereignty

5. Chen to leave China on US student visa

The US says Beijing has agreed to allow Chen Guangcheng to leave China for the US where he has been offered a university fellowship

6. Employment woes deepen for US states

Local and state officials face a difficult choice over whether to cut services or raise taxes and fees amid falling revenue and needs to balance the books

7. Resignation in Romney team spurs debate

That Richard Grenell had been hounded by the Christian right over his sexuality gave the event the kind of ripple effect that political parties dread

8. Majority of US states expect cash surplus

More than half of US states expect to end their current fiscal year with a cash surplus, as the recovery in the economy boosts tax revenues

9. Obama under fire over collapse of Chen deal

The Obama administration has been forced into damage limitation after Chen Guangcheng said he had changed his mind and wanted to leave China

10. Bin Laden letters show micro-manager

Al-Qaeda leader asked to see Yemeni-American's resumé so he could understand why he had been recommended for job in Arabian peninsula

11. Washington’s duty of care to Chen

Among the many worrying cases, The woman who drove Chen to Beijing, has disappeared. His close friend, an activist lawyer, is under house arrest

12. Bin Laden supported Arab spring

The former al-Qaeda leader said in private letters that the revolutions represented a ‘formidable event’ and a turning point in the Arab world

13. Bin Laden papers reveal al-Qaeda rifts

Documents seized in the raid that killed the terrorist leader show how he was frustrated by the actions of the network’s unruly affiliates

14. US-China talks begin amid tension

Amid sharp differences over human rights, US and Chinese officials meet with Iran and trade also on the agenda

15. US-China deal on blind activist unravels

Deal under which blind activist Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing began to unravel as he said he feared for his life in China

16. Gingrich quits White House race

The former speak of the house officially ended his bid for the White House on Wednesday but stopped short of offering a wholehearted endorsement of Mitt Romney

17. Tussle over Chen hits fragile China-US ties

What looked like a diplomatic triumph for the Obama administration has started to unravel into a new potential crisis between China and the US

18. US corporate tax reform stays on back-burner

Rough consensus that code needs changing has failed to be maintained to the nuts of bolts of which politically sensitive tax break to eliminate

19. Car bomb hits Kabul after Obama visit

President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Kabul to put pen to a deal on keeping US forces in the country until 2024

20. Goldman and M Stanley attack Fed proposal

The groups have criticised a plan to limit banks’ exposure to each other, warning it could cost up to 300,000 US jobs and roil Japanese bond markets

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