Blick über den Teich 1.11.2012

President Obama returns to the campaign trail Thursday, launching his final pre-Election Day push with a whirlwind 24 hours that will put him in all four of the continental U.S. time zones. Obama will hold rallies in Green Bay, Wis., Las Vegas, Nev.

President Obama holds a 6-point lead over Mitt Romney in Michigan, according to a new Detroit Free Press/WXYZ-TV poll released on Wednesday. The poll shows Obama leading Romney 48 percent to 42 percent among likely voters, up from a 3-point lead after the first presidential debate, in which Obama's s flat performance sparked a Romney surge.