NY Times By Adam Clymer WASHINGTON — Now that President Obama has overcome Mitt Romney, “super PACs” and a sluggish economy, he faces a challenge with deep roots in political history: what historians and commentators call the “second-term curse.”… more »

LA Times By Mitchell Landsberg Reporting from St. Louis— Mitt Romney drew a warm reception from the National Rifle Assn. on Friday as he attacked President Obama for “employing every imaginable ruse and ploy” to restrict gun rights, which Rom… more »

The Los Angeles Times / By Michael A. Memoli December 11, 2011, 4:01 p.m. His approval ratings are largely stagnant and his prospects for reelection in doubt. But President Obama says it's all to be expected."We've gone through an incredibly d… more »