The president attends a basketball game
Obama is a huge hoops fan. Reuters

US President Barack Obama has confirmed that he will be running for re-election in 2012.

Mr Obama's campaign team sent an email to supporters confirming he would be standing again and released a video online.

It is believed that Mr Obama's campaign team will be filing election papers next week.

No other challengers from the President's own Democrat Party have yet come forward.

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