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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.
Aug. 31, 2012
President Obama speaks to troops at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tex. He spoke about an initiative to expand mental-health services for returning warriors. Obama’s trip to Fort Bliss came two years to the day after he formally ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq.
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Aug. 31, 2012
"On behalf of a grateful nation, welcome home," President Obama told a gathering of troops at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tex. He lingered to shake hands after his speech.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Against the backdrop of the Franklin Mountains, President Obama speaks to a gathering of troops at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tex. He also talked privately with a group of soldiers at Fort Bliss, home of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Zoey Pulley takes a photograph of President Obama from her perch atop Maj. Robin Pulley during his speech at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tex.
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Aug. 29, 2012
President Obama speaks at a campaign event at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville.
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Aug. 29, 2012
President Obama arrives at a campaign event at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, part of his swing-state tour of college campuses. While he was in Charlottesville, Obama took part in a surprise open question-and-answer session on the Web community Reddit, as the subject of one of the site's regular "Ask Me Anything" threads. Reddit's site experienced some outages immediately following the announcement due to increased traffic.
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Aug. 29, 2012
President Obama speaks at a campaign event at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville on Wednesday. His visit was part of a tour of college campuses in swing states. Obama visited Iowa State University in Ames on Tuesday and Colorado State in Fort Collins earlier in the week.
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Aug. 28, 2012
President Obama addresses the crowd at a campaign event at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The stop was part of a two-day college tour that included a visit to Iowa State University in Ames.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Supporters reach out to shake hands with President Obama after his speech at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Four years ago, Obama won two-thirds of the vote among 18- to 29-year-olds.
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Aug. 28, 2012
President Obama bounds up the stairs to the podium after being introduced at the campaign event at Colorado State University.
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Aug. 28, 2012
A campaign staff member retrieves President Obama’s speech after the event at Colorado State University. About 13,000 people gathered there to see the president.
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Aug. 28, 2012
"I just want all of you to understand your power. Don’t give it away — not when you’re young," President Obama told the crowd on the Colorado State University campus.
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Aug. 28, 2012
A girl listens intently as the president speaks at the campaign event at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
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Aug. 13, 2012
President Obama makes a campaign stop in Boone, Iowa, during a three-day bus tour.
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Aug. 22, 2012
A White House communications worker removes the presidential seal after a speech at Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas, Nev.
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Aug. 15, 2012
With first lady Michelle Obama at his side, President Obama speaks during a rally at Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Aug. 15, 2012
The Obamas wave to supporters during a rally in Davenport, Iowa.
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Aug. 14, 2012
Supporters cheer the president during a speech at the RiverLoop Amphitheatre in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Aug. 14, 2012
President Obama has a laugh during a campaign stop at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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Aug. 14, 2012
The president arrives to applause and chants of "Four more years!" at RiverLoop Amphitheatre in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Aug. 9, 2012
Dancers warm up the crowd as supporters gather at a rally for the president at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo.
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Aug. 15, 2012
An Obama supporter pleads to have a portrait of the first family signed after a rally in Davenport, Iowa.
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Aug. 9, 2012
President Obama concludes a two-day tour through Colorado with a stop at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
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Aug. 9, 2012
A Marine veteran salutes the president amid a crush of supporters at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo.
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Aug. 9, 2012
President Obama is greeted by enthusiastic supporters at the Colorado State Fair.
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Aug. 22, 2012
The president waves to supporters after a speech at a campaign event at Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas.
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Aug. 14, 2012
An American flag flutters over the Cedar River before President Obama's arrival for a campaign stop in Waterloo, Iowa.
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