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Native American tribes, wielding new clout with casino income, are betting strongly on Obama's reelection. At a July fundraiser in the elegant Mandarin Oriental hotel near Washington's Tidal Basin, President Obama met with some of his most steadfast supporters — two dozen political and business leaders eager to write sizable checks to help keep him in the White House.

Birther jokes? Even President Barack Obama is cracking them — he got some chuckles at a Florida sports bar and grill on Saturday... Told that one blond-haired youngster, Andre Wupperman, was born in Hawaii, Obama grinned. "Do you have a birth certificate?" Obama asked the boy, drawing laughter from the table. Wupperman, who lives in Orlando, turns 7 next week.

The Secretary of Explaining Stuff, also known as former President Bill Clinton, is coming to Florida. The Obama campaign announced this afternoon that Clinton will take part in a campaign event for Obama in the Miami area on Tuesday and another in the Orlando area on Wednesday. Obama was in central Florida today for the first day of a two-day bus tour.

As the Democratic convention came to a close, 35.7 million people watched President Obama make his case for a second term... By comparison, Mitt Romney's speech accepting the GOP nomination on Aug. 30 drew an audience of about 30.3 million TV viewers, according to Nielsen.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the DNC audience about how President Barack Obama handles adversity.

Sounding at times like a college lecturer and others like a revival speaker, former President Clinton delivered a thumping endorsement Wednesday night of incumbent Barack Obama, saying his policies were slowly healing the country and would lead to dramatic improvement in a second term.

President Obama, seeking to quell a storm of criticism from Republicans and pro-Israel groups, directed the Democratic Party on Wednesday to amend its platform to restore language declaring Jerusalem the Israeli capital.

Opening night of the Democratic National Convention, featuring remarks by Michelle Obama, was watched by more than 26 million people... Last week, Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off the Republican National Convention and attracted 22.3 million viewers to their first-night speeches.

President Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention has been moved indoors, aides said, because of concerns over threatening storms in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday.

Can President Obama and his Democrats successfully make their case for another four years? Here are five things to watch for at this week's DNC.