Election 2012: President Obama's quest
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President Barack Obama is joined by his family and Vice President Joe Biden's family at their election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden wave Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois, after the president was re-elected. (Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press/ MCT) -
Jill Biden watches as Vice President Joe Biden is hugged by first lady Michelle Obama at President Barack Obama's election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) -
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden embrace on stage during an election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) -
President Barack Obama hugs Vice President Joe Biden as his family looks on at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden acknowledge the crowd at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) -
Crystal Davis, of Seattle, waves a sparkler as she celebrates the 2012 election with a large crowd in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The re-election of President Barack Obama and Washington state's referendum 74, which would legalize gay marriage, drew the most supporters to the streets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
A crowd listens to a broadcast of President Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, including Sheridan Williams, center, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen) -
A crowd reacts to a broadcast of President Barack Obama's reelection speech in Times Square, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo) -
A crowd reacts to a broadcast of President Barack Obama's reelection speech in Times Square, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo) -
President Barack Obama waves after delivering his victory speech to supporters gathered in Chicago early Wednesday Nov. 7 2012. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) -
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden acknowledge the crowd at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
President Barack Obama gets a hug from first lady Michelle Obama at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
President Barack Obama smiles at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
President Barack Obama speaks at his election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) -
President Barack Obama smiles during his speech at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
President Barack Obama addresses the crowd at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
President Barack Obama waves to his supporters at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) -
President Barack Obama smiles during his speech at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) -
President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) -
Nov. 7, 2012 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - The Empire State Building is lit up in blue, indicating that President Barack Obama has won re-election, tracking real-time voting results of the 2012 Presidential Election. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama, including Marlon Torres, center, react to the re-election of Obama, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. -
Obama supporters reacts to the projection of the reelection of President Obama at the Democrat's election night party at the Sheraton Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah on Nov. 6, 2012. -
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak went crowd surfing with his mother, Lorraine, after it was announced the announcement that President Barack Obama was re-elected during the Minnesotans United for All Families election night results-watching event at the St. Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday November 6, 2012. (David Joles/ Minneapolis Star Tribune/ MCT) -
Democratic supporters react as President Barack Obama is projected to defeat Mitt Romney to win re-election during campaign party in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. -
The crowd cheers as President Barack Obama is projected to win re-election against Gov. Mitt Romney at an election party in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. -
Supporters cheer as they learn that President Barack Obama is re-elected during an election night watch party on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. -
Supporters cheer as they learn that President Barack Obama is re-elected during an election night watch party on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama react to favorable media projections at the McCormick Place during an election night watch party in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. -
Supporters wave flags during President Barack Obama's election night party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. -
Supporters pray during the invocation at the election night party for President Barack Obama Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. -
A supporter cheers at the election night party for President Barack Obama Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. -
Nov. 6, 2012 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA visits a campaign office of Hyde Park on Election Day on Tuesday. -
President Barack Obama extends his arm and fingers to greet young supporters after speaking at a campaign event at Fifth Third Arena, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Cincinnati. -
President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event at McArthur High School, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. -
President Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. -
President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally at the Meadow in City Park on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Denver. -
President Barack Obama, left, gives a thumbs-up as he is joined on stage by first lady Michelle Obama, right, at the end of the last debate against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. -
President Barack Obama greets members of the family of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. -
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney pass each other after the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. -
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama smile during the debate. -
President Barack Obama answers a question as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney listens during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. -
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, left, and President Barack Obama make their points to moderator Bob Schieffer during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. -
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands as moderator Bob Schieffer looks on during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee) -
President Barack Obama stretches to shakes hands with supporters after speaking about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Va. -
President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands with children as he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, in New York. -
Platters of sugar cookies bearing the likenesses of President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, are available for sale on the counter at the Oakmont Bakery on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in Oakmont, Pa. -
President Barack Obama high-fives a boy as he greets people on the tarmac as he arrives at Eastern Iowa Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a campaign stop. The president sports a pink bracelet in honor of October being breast cancer awareness month. -
President Barack Obama laughs as he talks with audience members after the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. -
President Barack Obama is hugged by his wife Michelle following the second presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. -
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama spar during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. -
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, left, listens as President Barack Obama addresses members of the audience during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds) -
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, left, watches as President Barack Obama addresses members of the audience during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee) -
Moderator Candy Crowley, center, applauds as President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. -
First lady Michelle Obama applauds before the start of the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at Hofstra University, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Hempstead, N.Y. Seated right of Mrs. Obama is Seth Bodnar from Western Pennsylvania. -
Zach Gibson Associated Press President Barack Obama high-fives a child on Saturday as he arrives at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, Va. -
President Barack Obama does the sign of "The U" as he arrives a campaign event at the University of Miami, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Coral Gables, Fla. -
In October, President Barack Obama spoke at The Ohio State University -
Associated Press file, 2008 (above), 2011 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney eat plenty of pizza on the campaign trail. Pizza Hut wants to know if they prefer sausage of pepperoni. -
A baby is held up in the crowd before President Barack Obama announced the establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Keene, Calif. The property is recognized worldwide for its historic link to civil rights icon Cesar Chavez and the farm worker movement. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) -
President Barack Obama with Cesar Chavez' widow Helen F. Chavez, places a special "Cesar Chavez" red rose at the gravesite where Cesar E. Chavez was laid to rest in 1993, as he toured the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument Memorial Garden, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Keene, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
President Barack Obama walks with Cesar Chavez' widow Helen F. Chavez, left, and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers, as they tour the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument Memorial Garden, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Keene, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
President Barack Obama gestures to the crowd as he leaves a campaign event at rainy Cleveland State University, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, in Cleveland. -
President Obama is reflected in Mary Jackson's eyeglasses as she watches the first Presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and President Barack Obama on Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012, at a restaurant in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. View a photo gallery -
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. -
President Barack Obama speaks during the first presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. -
Michelle Obama, left, greets Ann Romney before the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. -
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. -
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney listen to a questions from moderator Jim Lehrer during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds) -
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds) -
Susan Walsh Associated Press President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event Friday in Washington. Obama, who has had to cut short his debate preparations because of events like the tumult in the Middle East, plans to go to Nevada on Sunday to rehearse. -
Tony Dejak Associated Press Supporters greet President Barack Obama on Wednesday at Kent State University in Ohio, a key swing state. A letter writer says it would save everyone a lot of trouble and money if only Ohio voted. -
President Barack Obama stops to greet two young supporters at a campaign event at Farm Bureau Live, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Va. -
Mike Cardew Akron Beacon Journal President Barack Obama, foreground, greets supporters Wednesday at Kent State University during an Ohio campaign swing. -
President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of thousands in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Milwaukee Theater, Saturday, in Milwaukee. -
Sept. 21, 2012 - Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA strikes a baseball pose before delivering remarks at a grassroots event at the G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium on Friday. This is his 15th political event in the hotly contested battleground state. -
President Barack Obama talks with David Letterman on the set of the "Late Show With David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in New York. -
Stephen Crowley New York Times Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, flanked by President Barack Obama and Col. Wesley Smith, an Army chaplain, addresses the Andrews Air Force Base ceremony where the bodies of four Americans killed in Benghazi, Libya, were returned to the United States. -
President Barack Obama watches while transfer cases are placed into hearses during the Transfer of Remains Ceremony marking the return to the United States of the remains of the four Americans killed this week in Benghazi, Libya, at Joint Base Andrews, Friday, September 14, 2012. -
President Barack Obama delivers remarks beside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, on the killing of US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three embassy staff, Wednesday, September 12, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Gunmen attacked the US consulate in Benghazi, killing Stevens and three others, late September 11, 2012, while another assault took place on the US embassy in Cairo. (Pool photo by Michael Reynolds/ EPA via Abaca Press/ MCT) -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens as President Barack Obama speaks on the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) -
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks with President Barack Obama to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, where he spoke about the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) -
President Barack Obama greets supporters at a campaign event, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Melbourne, Fla. -
A young supporter reaches out in an attempt to greet President Barack Obama during a campaign event at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, N.H., Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. -
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, right, greet supporters on the tarmac during their arrival at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in Portsmouth, N.H. -
Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama wave to the delegates at the conclusion of Presdident Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday. -
President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday. -
President Barack Obama hugs his wife, Michelle, on stage at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Times Warner Cable Arena Thursday. -
President Barack Obama waves to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday. -
Former President Bill Clinton bows as President Barack Obama walks on stage after Clinton's address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. -
U.S. President Barack Obama hugs former President Bill Clinton after he spoke to the delegation on the second night at the 2012 Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. -
President Barack Obama waves with former President Bill Clinton after Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. -
First lady Michelle Obama speaks to delegates Tuesday at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C. She spoke of President Barack Obama's modest upbringing and urged delegates to help his cause as they did in 2008. -
President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch on television as First Lady Michelle Obama takes the stage to deliver her speech at the Democratic National Convention, in the Treaty Room of the White House, Tuesday night, September 4, 2012 in Washington, D.C. -
Maya Soetoro-ng, President Barack Obama's sister, and Craig Robinson, First Lady Michelle Obama's brother, speak at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. -
An unidentified delegate carries a bag showing pictures of President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. -
Buttons depicting President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are for sale at Carolina Fest in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, in advance of the Democratic National Convention, Monday. -
President Barack Obama greets members of the military during his visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. -
President Barack Obama wipes sweat from his forehead while speaking to supporters during a campaign stop in Windham, N.H., Saturday. -
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace during a campaign stop at the Alliant Amphitheater in the Port of Dubuque Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, August 15, 2012, in Dubuque, Iowa. -
President Barack Obama kisses the forehead of 3-week-old Ethan Muhire of Marshalltown, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, during a campaign stop in Marshalltown. Obama is in the middle of a three-day bus tour across Iowa. -
President Barack Obama must have gained at least 10 more votes here. The Iowa State Fair wasn't on his official schedule, but the lure of a beer and a pork chop may have been too much to pass up. During a stop at a Bud Light booth, chants of four more years quickly turned into 4 more beers. -
Carolyn Kaster Associated Press President Barack Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, inspect drought-damaged corn in Missouri Valley, Iowa, during Obama's campaign bus tour. -
Pablo Martinez Monsivais Associated Press President Barack Obama greets supporters at a rally Wednesday in Denver as part of a two-day trip through Colorado, considered a key swing state. Meanwhile, GOP rival Mitt Romney took his campaign to Iowa, with six electoral votes. -
President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Mansfield, Ohio. -
President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting during an event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla., Friday, July 20, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. -
President Barack Obama kisses the head of first lady Michelle Obama, left, after kissing her for "Kiss Cam" in the second half while attending the Olympic men's exhibition basketball game between Team USA and Brazil, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Washington. Team USA won 80-69. -
President Barack Obama addresses a crowd in the pouring rain during a campaign stop at Walkerton Tavern in Glenn Allen, Va., Saturday. -
President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Jason and Ali McLaughlin and their son Cooper while visiting their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. -
Susan Walsh Associated Press President Barack Obama greets the crowd after speaking at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on Friday. Obama's campaign is trying to make the case that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and the GOP are doing the bidding of their wealthy supporters. -
Susan Walsh Associated Press President Barack Obama holds up 9-month-old Nathan Maxwell Johnson of Youngstown, Ohio, during a campaign event in Poland, Ohio, on Friday. Obama urged voters to take the long view and be mindful of the economy he inherited. -
President Barack Obama speaks at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. -
President Barack Obama puts on a red, white, and blue hat, while visiting with service members during the Independence Day celebration on the from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. -
President Barack Obama calls Solicitor General Donald Verrilli to congratulate him after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of the Affordable Care Act. Verrilli’s oral arguments defending the law before the high court were mocked by many analysts. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. -
Steve Ciccarelli of Annandale, Va., right, a proponent of President Barack Obama's health care law, argues with opponent on the issue, Susan Clark, of Washington, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, while awaiting the court's ruling on the law. -
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation. -
Rachel Del Guidici, 18, of Shreve, Ohio, and others, demonstrate against President Barack Obama's health care law outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/David Goldman) -
Members of the audience take pictures as President Barack Obama steps to the podium at a fundraising event, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Atlanta. -
President Barack Obama places an order at The Varsity restaurant, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Atlanta. -
Joe Burbank Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel President Barack Obama, center, is greeted Friday at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where rival Mitt Romney spoke a day earlier. -
Vice President Joe Biden leaves the Sutter Club in Sacramento after speaking at a fundraiser Tuesday about President Barack Obama’s campaign. Biden said efforts to raise money are necessary to counter an estimated $800 million that will be spent by independent spending committees against the president. -
President Barack Obama visits a Kenny's BBQ restaurant with Army First Lt. William Edwards, a 2012 Military Fatherhood Award Winner, second from left, and Nurney Mason owner of Mason's Barber Shop, left back to camera, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama and wife Michelle, center, greet supporters outside Major League Cuts Barber Shop during a campaign stop, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Philadelphia. -
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, acknowledge the crowd as they take the stage for an election night rally at the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Renee Jones Schneider/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT) -
First lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally at the VFW Post 1503 on Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Dale City, Virginia. Obama met with campaign supporters as the Democratic party works to attract women voters, viewed as a vital independent voting bloc for her husband, President Barack Obama, in November's election. -
Mannie Garcia Associated Press, 2006 Actor George Clooney listens to then-Sen. Barack Obama during a 2006 news conference in Washington about the conflict in the Sudan. -
Joe Burbank Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel President Barack Obama, center, is greeted Friday at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where rival Mitt Romney spoke a day earlier.
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Paul Beaty Associated Press President Barack Obama is saluted as he steps off the presidential helicopter at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Saturday. The president was in the Midwest for several campaign fundraisers and returned to Washington later in the day. -
President Barack Obama arrives in Los Angeles for a fundraiser at George Clooney's home May 10 believed to have raised nearly $15 million for Obama's fund and the Democratic National Committee.
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