AP – Sen. Herb Kohl’s announcement Friday that he won’t seek a fifth term put Democrats on the defensive in Wisconsin, a state that swung heavily Republican in 2010 and will be an important part of President Barack Obama’s re-election effort.

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AP – Call it an above-the-fray strategy.

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On high-profile issues, Obama keeps a low profile
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AP – It happens so rarely, it makes news: A few Democratic candidates have started to run television ads daring to defend President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

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AP – Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.

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