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Md. black voters angry, but still back Obama

Four years ago, estimates put African-American support nationally as high as 96 percent. But as the Democratic National Convention gears up in Charlotte, N.C., this week, the Obama campaign will have to work hard to limit a natural falling off of supporters in a race tied in national polling where every vote will count.

Tags: Emmett Burns

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Labor Day marked with parades, political speeches

President Obama celebrated this Labor Day with UAW workers in the battle-ground state of Ohio. And Virginia Senate candidates greeted voters in the same Blue Ridge parade.

Tags: Labor Day, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Tim Kaine, George Allen, Toledo, UAW

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Poll: Dead heat for Obama, Romney in NoVa

It's a near even split on which candidate Northern Virginia voters would choose between President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney according to the WTOP Beltway Poll, conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies.

Tags: Mitt Romney, WTOP Beltway Poll, Tim Kaine, George Allen

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Nearly 300 children join D.C. voucher program

Nearly 300 children have been awarded new private-school tuition vouchers under a federal program that's been the source of tension between Congress and the White House.

Tags: D.C. voucherrs, school vouchers

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Is your neighbor a Democrat? Obama has an app for that

Curious how many Democrats live on your block? Just download the Obama campaign's new mobile app.

Tags: presidential campaign, iPhone, iPhone app, privacy concerns

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Giuliani campaigns for Romney in Va. Beach

Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Naval Air Station Oceana

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Virginia AG denounces health care ruling

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul makes this "a dark day for American liberty."

Tags: health care overhaul, Ken Cuccinelli

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WTOP Beltway Poll: Obama leads Romney in DMV

There's now more evidence that Virginia could be a key battleground in the presidential race, and that the race could be a close one.

Tags: WTOP Beltway Poll, George Allen, Mitt Romney, Tim Kaine, gay marriage

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Va. homeless man pleads guilty to threatening Obama

A homeless man in Roanoke has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Tags: Steven John Gurczynski,

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Obama gay marriage support could roil Va. contest

President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriages adds an emotional new element with an uncertain effect into his re-election bid in Virginia, a battleground state he won in 2008 but where voters have consistently opposed it.

Tags: gay marriage, same-sex marriage, election

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