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Obama expands lead over Romney, new poll shows

By Shira Schoenberg

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 06, 2012

President Obama has opened his strongest lead yet against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out today. Obama would beat Romney among registered voters nationally, 51 percent to 45 percent, according to the poll.

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