Obama Courts Veterans’ Support as Election Campaign Resumes

A day after a somber visit with families and victims of the movie theater shooting in Colorado, President Barack Obama resumed campaigning for re-election, courting support among the nation’s oldest and biggest combat veterans’ organization.

Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention yesterday in Reno, Nevada, as opinion polls show high approval ratings on national security and foreign policy. He said his record -- ending the war in Iraq, setting a timetable for winding down the war in Afghanistan, killing Osama bin Laden and creating economic benefits for soldiers returning home -- demonstrates his support for current and former service members.