Presidential Campaign Takes Olympic Backdrop
With Republican challenger Mitt Romney in London for the Olypic games opening, the White House booked prime TV time during opening ceremonies for a campaign ad. romney, meanwhile declared his belief that London is prepared to conduct the games. In Washington, Obama staged an elaborate ceremony for signing a new military aid bill for Israel. In the state of Washington, meanwhile, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his wife made a huge donation to a push for referendum approval of same sex marriage
