On the Trail: June 26

Obama and Romney offer competing agendas.

President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continue to draw contrasts between themselves. In competing speeches, they courted Latino leaders and are keeping their eyes on the November election's biggest prize: key battleground states. —  Joyce Jones(Photos: Joe Raedle/Getty Images; REUTERS/Larry Downing)

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President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continue to draw contrasts between themselves. In competing speeches, they courted Latino leaders and are keeping their eyes on the November election's biggest prize: key battleground states. —  Joyce Jones(Photos: Joe Raedle/Getty Images; REUTERS/Larry Downing)

Feeling Their Pain - Republican Mitt Romney and other members of his party wasted no time putting up ads attacking President Obama for saying the "private sector is doing fine.” This week Obama's campaign has rolled out a rebuttal ad titled Rebuild in battleground states in which the president empathizes with people experiencing hard times. "I can tell it wears on them," he says of the men and women he meets on the campaign trail.   (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

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Feeling Their Pain - Republican Mitt Romney and other members of his party wasted no time putting up ads attacking President Obama for saying the "private sector is doing fine.” This week Obama's campaign has rolled out a rebuttal ad titled Rebuild in battleground states in which the president empathizes with people experiencing hard times. "I can tell it wears on them," he says of the men and women he meets on the campaign trail. (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

Romneypalooza - Romney hosted a who's-who of millionaires, conservative leaders and policy experts at a "fundraiser/policy brainstorming session/salon held at Chateaux at Silver Lake in Park City, Utah. A luncheon speech delivered by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was reportedly the highlight of the weekend.  (Photo: REUTERS/Larry Downing)

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Romneypalooza - Romney hosted a who's-who of millionaires, conservative leaders and policy experts at a "fundraiser/policy brainstorming session/salon held at Chateaux at Silver Lake in Park City, Utah. A luncheon speech delivered by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was reportedly the highlight of the weekend. (Photo: REUTERS/Larry Downing)

Voto Latino - Last week Obama and Romney delivered competing speeches at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' 2012 convention. Romney blasted the president for not achieving comprehensive immigration reform, while Obama blamed congressional Republicans for blocking the DREAM Act. "My door has been open for three and a half years. They know where to find me," he said.(Photos: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images; Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) 

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Voto Latino - Last week Obama and Romney delivered competing speeches at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' 2012 convention. Romney blasted the president for not achieving comprehensive immigration reform, while Obama blamed congressional Republicans for blocking the DREAM Act. "My door has been open for three and a half years. They know where to find me," he said.(Photos: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images; Gerardo Mora/Getty Images) 

Ad Wars - President Obama is winning the political video ad wars, the Wall Street Journal has found, with the four most-viewed ads for the past week. We've Heard It All Before topped the chart with 726,182 views, compared to Americans for Prosperity's Doing Fine, which came in fifth with 168,928 views.   (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

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Ad Wars - President Obama is winning the political video ad wars, the Wall Street Journal has found, with the four most-viewed ads for the past week. We've Heard It All Before topped the chart with 726,182 views, compared to Americans for Prosperity's Doing Fine, which came in fifth with 168,928 views. (Photo: Courtesy Obama for America)

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Politics Is Local - In keeping with the old adage that all politics are local, Team Romney is running individual ads in battleground states Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Iowa highlighting issues important to each state and how his agenda would affect them during his first 100 days in office.  (Photo: Courtesy Romney for President)

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Politics Is Local - In keeping with the old adage that all politics are local, Team Romney is running individual ads in battleground states Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Iowa highlighting issues important to each state and how his agenda would affect them during his first 100 days in office. (Photo: Courtesy Romney for President)

President Profit First? - A trio of investigative reports from The Washington Post, The New York Times and the Boston Globe paint an unflattering picture of Romney's tenure as co-founder and head of the venture capital firm Bain Capital. Their respective takes focused on Bain's early engagement in outsourcing jobs overseas, how Bain reaped revenues from failing companies and a deal between the firm and disgraced junk bond king Michael Milken shortly before he received a 22-month prison sentence. Each raises the question of whether Romney would put businesses or voters first.   (Photos: Courtesy The Washington Post; Courtesy The New York Times; Courtesy The Boston Globe)

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President Profit First? - A trio of investigative reports from The Washington Post, The New York Times and the Boston Globe paint an unflattering picture of Romney's tenure as co-founder and head of the venture capital firm Bain Capital. Their respective takes focused on Bain's early engagement in outsourcing jobs overseas, how Bain reaped revenues from failing companies and a deal between the firm and disgraced junk bond king Michael Milken shortly before he received a 22-month prison sentence. Each raises the question of whether Romney would put businesses or voters first. (Photos: Courtesy The Washington Post; Courtesy The New York Times; Courtesy The Boston Globe)

Romney Youth Leaders -  Young voters are frequently credited with helping Obama win in 2008. Team Romney is hoping that in 2012, they'll help boot him out. On Monday the campaign launched Young Americans for Romney, who've been tasked to "work with prominent young leaders from across the country to help spread the message about why [Romney] is the best choice for America’s future.”   (Photo: Courtesy Romney for President)

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Romney Youth Leaders - Young voters are frequently credited with helping Obama win in 2008. Team Romney is hoping that in 2012, they'll help boot him out. On Monday the campaign launched Young Americans for Romney, who've been tasked to "work with prominent young leaders from across the country to help spread the message about why [Romney] is the best choice for America’s future.” (Photo: Courtesy Romney for President)