Iowans' Message to Obama: ‘We Did Build This’  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Obama received a less than warm welcome and a warning upon arrival at the airport here on the second stop of his Iowa visit, which was aimed at recapturing some of the magic the state gave his run to the White House in 2008.

HOW BARACK MOBILIZED BILL — HuffPost: Obama now a ‘creature of Washington’ — Romney down for debate prep during Dem. convention — Tom Manatos, James Rosen, Don Gonyea b'days  —  FIRST LOOK - RYAN LIZZA in The New Yorker, “The Political Scene: LET'S BE FRIENDS - Two Presidents find a mutual advantage” …

Romney courts local Republicans at Union Terminal … Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Nominee: Victory Rally at Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio  —  Purchase Image  —  Republican candidate Mitt Romney addressed the crowd at Union Terminai.  / The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger

Axelrod: America in a ‘better position’ today than four years ago  —  Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago?  —  That's the question Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace immediately posed to President Barack Obama's Senior Adviser David Axelrod, who didn't quite answer directly.

Orange Bowling On The Romney/Ryan Planes  —  A scene familiar to West Wing fans played out in real life on the Romney campaign's planes Saturday.  —  On Romney's plane, Saturday's orange asked a question about debate prep … Via: instagram.com  —  A transcript

Experts say economy should grow despite who wins White House in Nov.  —  The economy could churn out 12 million jobs in the next four years regardless of who wins the White House in November, economists said.  —  It's a prediction in line with a promise made by the GOP presidential ticket.

American Character Is at Stake  —  The American republic has endured for well over two centuries, but over the past 50 years, the apparatus of American governance has undergone a radical transformation.  In some basic respects—its scale, its preoccupations, even many of its purposes …

Rains wash away Mount Obama in Charlotte, N.C.  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A torrential downpour that struck Charlotte Saturday afternoon damaged the Mount Rushmore-style sand sculpture bust of President Obama — an ominous beginning to what many fear is a plagued convention.

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Obama did not change Washington.  For each side, it's clear who's to blame.  —  View Photo Gallery — Obama on the campaign trail: Washington Post photographer Nikki Kahn has been following President Obama on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the images she has captured.