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Rivals to rest on Fourth of July break

The Supreme Court struck down much of Arizona's strict anti-illegal immigration law, which his administration had opposed. Then the justices upheld Obama's signature healthcare overhaul last week.

Obama enjoyed a lead of 48 percent to 43 percent over Romney during the period of June 25 to July 1, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday.

The 5-point gap represents the largest lead for Obama among registered US voters since April, when he had a 7-point edge over Romney, the pollster said.

The current stretch of six days in which Obama led Romney in each day's average is also the longest such streak for the president since April, Gallup added.

Romney has not been ahead of Obama by more than 2 points since mid-May, and his largest lead of 5 points occurred in April.

Obama on Thursday is scheduled to start a two-day bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania, two crucial battleground states that could go either way in the state-by-state contests that decide the election.

About the broadcaster:

Emily Cheng is an editor at China Daily. She was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media, English Literature and Politics. She has worked in the media industry since starting university and this is the third time she has settled abroad - she interned with a magazine in Hong Kong 2007 and studied at the University of Leeds in 2009.