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Financial interests are putting their money behind a handful of Senate hopefuls in the Republican Party.
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Experts say incumbency has become enough of a liability this year to trump the conventional advantage of money in the bank.
"Terrorists who are purposefully trying to undermine these talks is an example of what we're up against," Obama said.
The rancorous debate is threatening to sweep away the political détente long reserved for the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
In Rose Garden comments, Obama said the GOP opposition is “directly detrimental to our economic growth.”
The candidate locked in a tight three-way race for the Senate in Florida delivered the weekly Republican address.
The judge called a mistrial on the other 23 counts; prosecutors vowed to seek a retrial.
Reid told the White House he'd be issuing a statement breaking with Obama on the controversial mosque, his spokesman said.
President Obama is in Seattle on Tuesday to help Sen. Patty Murray pull off a reelection win her party can ill afford to lose.
Murray, a