Voters finally cast their ballots in cliffhanger presidential race
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="deadlocked">deadlocked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinarily">extraordinarily</span> <span word="close">close</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 120 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="states">states</span> - <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> -<span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> 270 <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multimillionaire">multimillionaire</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Mormon">Mormon</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occupy">occupy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Fueled">Fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="ads">ads</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>.</p><p><span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6 <span word="pm">pm</span> (<span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="recounts">recounts</span>.</p>
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