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For Obama, this time, it is 'grind it out' mode

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The last campaign got the glory. This one is the grind. For all the many ways that President Barack Obama's bid for a second term is different from his first, the one that stands out now is the feel at the finish. The crowds

Tight Senate, House races turn snarky and personal

By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Short on time and tempers, House and Senate candidates in tight races are turning snarky and personal in their attacks on their opponents. The stakes, and the unpleasantness, are highest in the race for control of the Senate, where

Obama on debate with Romney: 'I had a bad night'

By DAVID ESPO and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday he did poorly in a debate last week that fueled a comeback by his rival in the race for the White House. Mitt Romney barnstormed battleground Ohio and pledged "I'm not going to

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press ___ Merkel gets a hostile reception in Greece ATHENS, Greece (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a hostile reception from many ordinary Greeks Tuesday when she flew into Athens on her first visit to the country since its debt crisis erupted three years ago. But