Campaigns hold dueling press conferences in Massachusetts

U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign's senior strategist David Axelrod leans over the podium to listen to a reporter's question during a news conference held outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston, May 31, 2012.

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May 31, 2012, 4:27 PM EDT

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney chant slogans and display placards before a speech by Obama strategist David Axelrod in front of the Statehouse, in Boston, Thursday, May 31, 2012.