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This Week, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both campaigned in battleground states. Obama called for an extension of middle class tax cuts while Romney addressed the NAACP. Also, House Republicans voted to repeal the president's health care law. Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics; Sam Youngman, Reuters.
In the Washington Week Electronic Town Hall: Gwen and the panel talk with panels in Madison, WI and Denver, CO, about the Presidential election in battleground states. How are independent voters in these states viewing the two candidates? And how are voters reacting to the flood of campaign ads? Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, Time Magazine; Beth Reinhard, National Journal.
In the Washington Week Electronic Town Hall: Gwen and the panel talk with panels in Madison, WI and Denver, CO, about the Presidential election in battleground states. How are independent voters in these states viewing the two candidates? And how are voters reacting to the flood of campaign ads? Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, Time Magazine; Beth Reinhard, National Journal.
On the Webcast Extra: Mitt Romney's wife, Ann took issue with the way President Obama's campaign has represented her husband. Could she be Mitt's secret weapon? Meanwhile, the Super PAC war wages on as campaign spending grows. Can Romney lock down North Carolina? Also, do people care about when presidential candidates go on vacation?
President Barack Obama campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania and accuses Romney of outsourcing jobs during his time at Bain Capital. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney says that the federal health care mandate is indeed a tax. Plus, new unemployment numbers. Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, The Washington Post; Jan Crawford, CBS News; Charles Babington, Associated Press; Amy Walter, ABC News.
In the Washington Week Electronic Town Hall: Gwen and the panel talk with communities in San Diego, CA and Tucson, AZ, about immigration and border security. Along the border how are citizens dealing with these issues? And how has Arizona reacted to Supreme Court's ruling on the state's immigration law, SB 1070? Joining Gwen: Pete Williams, NBC News; Fawn Johnson, National Journal.
How did the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's health care law come together? Plus, what effect will it have on the election? And a review of other Supreme Court rulings. Also, the House voted to hold Eric Holder in contempt of congress. Joining Gwen: Pete Williams, NBC News; Joan Biskupic, Reuters; John Dickerson, Slate and CBS News; Naftali Bendavid, the Wall Street Journal.
Mitt Romney and President Obama court Latino voters as immigration politics enters the spotlight. Plus, Obama invokes executive privilege as Attorney General Eric Holder faces a contempt of Congress charge. Also, what's Europe's economic future? This Week: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; Laura Meckler, Wall Street Journal; Major Garrett, National Journal; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times. �
On the Webcast Extra: The White House is keeping a close eye on rising republican star Marco Rubio. And as the Supreme Court's decision on Obama's Healthcare law looms, the White House is preparing for the best and the worst. Romney gathers conservatives at a fundraising retreat. Plus, as Syria slides closer to civil war, can Obama find common ground with Putin and Russia to solve the crisis?
On the Webcast Extra: A fact check on President Obama's claim that illegal border crossings were down and deportations were up. �Also, how are Republicans approaching immigration? �Plus, Hillary Clinton accused Russia of arming Syria with helicopters. �Is this part of a larger strategy to pressure Russia? �Also, when is a classified information leak good for the government?
The Obama administration's new immigration policy that allows some undocumented immigrants to stay and get work permits. Plus, who is winning the debate on the economy: President Obama or Mitt Romney? Also, tensions between the U.S. & Russia on Syria, intelligence leaks and more. Joining Gwen: Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Pierre Thomas, ABC News; Peter Baker, New York Times; Tom Gjelten, NPR.
On the Webcast Extra: With the recent atrocities in Syria, could the country be headed for a civil war? Also, President Obama's comment that the private sector was doing "just fine" caused an outrage among Republicans. Is this continuing a trend of both parties pouncing on these isolated statements made by the candidates? Also, how helpful could Bill Clinton be to Obama's campaign?
What do the results from the recall election in Wisconsin mean for the 2012 Presidential election? The Obama and Romney campaigns ramp up fundraising efforts. Also, a look at how Obama has accelerated drone attacks against terrorist targets and related intelligence leaks. Joining Gwen: John Dickerson, Slate Magazine and CBS News; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; David Sanger, New York Times.
On the Webcast Extra: The economies and unemployment rates in swing-states are better than in other parts of the country. How will this affect the presidential campaign? Plus, how do the candidates compare in terms of Latino and White voters in swing-states? Also, what a non-guilt verdict in the John Edwards trial means to his political future.
What do disappointing job numbers �mean for the already unemployed and the state of economic recovery? �Mitt Romney wins enough delegates to make him the unofficial Republican nominee and finds himself in a dead heat with President Obama in three key swing states. Plus �the latest on the crisis in Syria.
