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Chip Somodevilla
Getty Images

"THE LAST CAMPAIGN"

Second Place
Adam Dean
Panos for the New York Times & International Herald Tribune

"RETURN OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI"

Third Place
Brian Snyder
Reuters

"INSIDE THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN BUBBLE"

Award of Excellence
Damon Winter
The New York Times

"OBAMA 2012"

First Place
Chip Somodevilla
Getty

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"THE LAST CAMPAIGN"

It was the president’s last lap. Win or lose, it was going to be Barack Obama’s final political campaign. The race for his second term in the White House, and the political future of the country, were on the line. With a war chest of over $1 billion to spend, Obama hit the trail. The crowds were energized and emotional, even if they were a little smaller than in 2008. However, his smile and eloquence were still working their magic on supporters from coast to coast. In the end Obama beat the odds: with unemployment hovering near 8-percent and the economy still stuck in the fiscal doldrums, he was able to beat his opponent in the Electoral College and the popular vote by a wide margin. It was a big win and his last victory.

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ST PETERSBURG, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign on the campus of St. Petersburg College September 8, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida. Working with the momentum from this week's Democratic National Convention, Obama is doing a two-day campaign swing from one side of Florida to the other on the politically important I-4 corridor.

 

 

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