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2012 U.S. Election

Breaking news and in-depth coverage from the 2012 U.S. presidential election

(L) Mitt Romney pictured in Lansing, Michigan May 8, 2012 and U.S. President Barack Obama in Port of Tampa in Florida, April 13, 2012.

New polls suggest U.S. election race in dead heat

House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Ryan, a potential pick to join Mitt Romney's presidential ticket, blamed President Barack Obama for anemic job growth and unchecked spending and debt that he said are pushing the nation toward decline.

Romney's closed-door VP contest kicks into gear

Highlights

A page from the proposed ad campaign linking President Barack Obama to the statements of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., in an undated handout photo.

Anti-Obama ad campaign hurts Republicans more than its intended target

Dale Robinson waves his flag for people driving by a rally of the Dallas LGBT Community to applaud President Barack Obama's stance on Gay marriage and in the Oaklawn neighborhood in Dallas, May 9, 2012.

Gay marriage as America’s latest culture war

Interactive: From Washington to Obama, a visual history of American presidents

Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney hold up letters spelling his name at his Super Tuesday primary election night rally in Boston on March 6, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

In pictures: A behind-the-scenes look at Super Tuesday

News
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses before he delivers the commencement address for the 2012 graduating class at Barnard College in New York May 14, 2012.

How does Obama disappoint? Let me count the ways

Commentary
Jeffrey Simpson

A Congress without compromise serves no one

Election Watch blog  »
(L) Mitt Romney pictured in Lansing, Michigan May 8, 2012 and U.S. President Barack Obama in Port of Tampa in Florida, April 13, 2012.

Obama ‘evolves’ and Romney ‘flip-flops’: Is it fair?

Features

How median household income changed between 2007 and 2010

Election primers
July 1, 2010 “There should be no doubt – the United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” Mr. Obama warned as he slapped another round of sanctions on Tehran.

Candidates in the 2012 race to the White House

History of U.S. Presidents

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Election Watch

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney laughs as he speaks with a voter at his campaign office in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012, during Florida's primary election day

Follow U.S. Election Watch: The Globe's blog on the presidential campaign

Important dates

Hot topic: U.S. election

With Rick Santorum suspending his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has all but locked up the Republican nomination. But, can he get the Republican base on his side?

36% 622 votes

Yes

64% 1115 votes

No

Results & past polls

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