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Obama takes his economic message to Virginia Against an increasingly bitter campaign backdrop, President Obama is seeking to shore up support for his candidacy in Virginia, a state he won four years ago, ending decades of domination by Republican presidential candidates.
July 14, 2012
President Obama greets supporters during a campaign stop at Centreville High School in Clifton.
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July 14, 2012
Obama gets an enthusiastic hug from a supporter during his stop at Centreville High School in Clifton.
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July 14, 2012
Obama wraps up his speech at Centreville High School in Northern Virginia. Obama barnstormed five cities across Virginia this weekend, stepping up his attacks on Mitt Romney as the two candidates signaled that the state will be hard fought and crucial in the race for the White House.
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July 14, 2012
Obama greets supporters at Centreville High, but scores of local Republicans lined the road with banners and posters to protest Obama’s appearance at the Northern Virginia high school.
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July 14, 2012
President Obama campaigns in the pouring rain at the historic Walkerton Tavern & Gardens in Glen Allen, Va., near Richmond.
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July 14, 2012
Supporters shelter under a towel as Obama speaks. Despite the soaking showers and occasional thunderclaps, a crowd of about 900 turned out for the event at the Walkerton Tavern & Gardens.
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July 14, 2012
Obama speaks to supporters at Saturday’s campaign stop in Glen Allen, Va. On the last day of his two-day campaign across the state, Obama continued to discuss his plan to restore security for the middle class and urged Congress to act on extending tax cuts to middle-class families.
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July 14, 2012
Obama invoked the American dream during his speech.
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July 14, 2012
Obama waves to the crowd as he leaves the campaign stop in Glen Allen, Va.
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July 14, 2012
Obama greets supporters at the end of his speech.
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July 14, 2012
Obama hugs a member of the audience during the campaign rally in Glen Allen, Va.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama waves to supporters as he arrives at Green Run High School during a campaign stop in Virginia Beach.
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July 13, 2012
Obama takes the stage at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach. The president was welcomed with chants of “four more years.”
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July 13, 2012
At the Virginia Beach event, Obama criticized the tax policies of the GOP and opponent Mitt Romney.
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July 13, 2012
Supporters listen to Obama during a campaign stop at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach. Virginia will again be a battleground state in the 2012 presidential election.
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July 13, 2012
Obama noted to the crowd in Virginia Beach that their state will be the key to a close 2012 election.
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July 13, 2012
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) warms up the crowd at Phoebus High School as he introduces former governor Tim Kaine while they campaigned with President Obama in Hampton, Va.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama speaks to the crowd in Hampton, Va.
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July 13, 2012
A youngster waits to have a photograph signed as President Obama makes a campaign stop at Phoebus High School in Hampton, Va.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama speaks before an overflow crowd at a campaign event at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama holds a baby from the audience as he campaigns at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach.
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July 13, 2012
A member of the audience at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach waits to have ”First Family” — a children’s book about a day in the life of the Obamas — signed by President Obama .
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July 13, 2012
President Obama meets with military spouses Jennifer Farlin, center, and Cari Beauregard at Rick's Cafe in Virginia Beach.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama walks over to greet people after arriving at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia.
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July 13, 2012
President Obama poses for a photograph as he arrives at Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport, on his way to a campaign stop.
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July 13, 2012
Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim (D) greets President Obama as he arrives at Norfolk International Airport.
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