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    Tauren Dyson, Yahoo! News

    Tauren Dyson, Yahoo! News

  • Photo of the day: Romney courts middle-class voters in Illinois

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Acme Industries just outside of Chicago Tuesday morning. He delivered a message of economic self-sufficiency to the company's 150 workers and accused President Barack Obama of attempting to dismantle welfare reforms enacted in the '90s by President Bill Clinton. "We will end a culture of dependency and restore a [...]

  • Photo of the day: President Obama looking for sweet results in Ohio

    President Barack Obama visited Ohio Wednesday—the second time in two weeks he has visited the swing state. The president is targeting voters in suburban Democratic strongholds with a message of reducing tax rates for middle-class earners. A survey conducted by the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University said 25 percent of  swing voters in [...]

  • Photo of the day: Obama signs military aid bill to Israel

    President Barack Obama shakes hands with Richard Stone, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, after signing the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act. The measure won approval from Congress July 17. Under the bill, the U.S. will authorize $70 million in aid to Israel to expand its short-range rocket defense [...]

  • Photo of the day: Mitt Romney arrives in Great Britain amid controversy

    On Thursday, U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with British Prime Minister David Cameron. The day was less than successful for the Republican candidate--he was roundly criticized for remarks he made implying that London was not ready to host the 2012 Olympics.

  • Photo of the day: President Obama departs for the Lone Star State

    President Barack Obama waved to a crowd outside the White House as he departed for Texas on Tuesday. The president will spend the day in the Lone Star State for his latest round of fundraising. So far this campaign cycle, Obama has raised more than $15 million in donations from Texas.

  • Photo of the day: Sen. Ben Cardin talks to wounded warriors

    The "Hotels for Heroes" program will allow Americans to donate unused hotel rewards points to the family members of wounded troops. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger announced the start of the program at the JW Marriott in Washington on Monday. Hotels for Heroes, which was co-authored by the two Maryland Democrats, builds [...]

  • Photo of the day: Obama and a military wife chat at diner

    President Barack Obama sat with Jennifer Farlin and other military wives at Rick's Cafe in Virginia Beach, Va., on Friday. Former Gov. Tim Kaine and Sen. Mark Warner accompanied the president during the first day of a two-day campaign visit to the commonwealth. Farlin praised the president for his support of military families.

  • Photo of the day: Charles Schumer promotes jobs bill

    At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Charles Schumer and other top Democrats discussed the Senate's upcoming vote on the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act. Democratic lawmakers say the bill would create jobs by providing tax incentives to small business that hire new workers.

  • Photo of the day: Mitt Romney addresses the NAACP

    Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP Wednesday. He received 15 seconds of boos when he spoke of his intention to repeal "Obamacare." Romney says he wasn't surprised by the negative response to his speech.