Barack Obama is five points ahead of Mitt Romney in the critical battleground state of Ohio, but the president's lead has been cut in half over the past month, according to a new poll released Monday. Obama attracts 50 percent of support from likely Buckeye State voters, while Romney takes 45 percent, a Quinnipiac/CBS News/New York Times poll shows. In September, the president led his Republican rival there, 53 percent to 43 percent. Romney has improved his standing among independent voters, garnering 49 percent of their support to Obama’s 42 percent. The RealClearPolitics...

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