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Rivals begin to skirmish over balloting

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney hunted for last-minute support on Sunday in a frenetic sprint across battleground states even as their parties faced off in the first of what could be a growing number of legal disputes over presidential ballots and how they are counted.
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In the last lap, Obama has the edge — barely

President Barack Obama enters the final hours of the 2012 campaign with an edge in the hunt for the 270 electoral votes needed to win and more ways to reach that magic number. Yet the race is remarkably close in at least six states that could go either way, giving Republican Mitt Romney hope that...
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In storm’s aftermath, a new election date?

One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed.
LOCAL NEWS

Storm is both duty, opportunity for Obama

In the final days of his final election, President Barack Obama is finding that a storm IS his campaign.
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Obama and Romney running neck and neck

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney enter the closing week of the campaign in an exceedingly narrow race, according to the latest poll by The New York Times and CBS News, with more voters now viewing Romney as a stronger leader on the economy and Obama as a better guardian of the middle class.
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Romney set to find flaws in foreign policy – but Obama has an edge with voters on final debate topic

When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off on tonight in their third and final debate, it will be the Republican challenger’s last, best chance to recover from his botched “Libya moment” and exploit vulnerabilities in his opponent’s foreign policy record.
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Obama, Romney tackle Libya, Iran and Syria in final debate

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney spent their final debate Monday circling the globe’s hot spots as they clashed over the merits of diplomacy and brinkmanship in Libya, Israel, Iran, the Middle East and other volatile areas. Video in story: Watch the full debate or clips &#...
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Nightmare scenarios worry both parties

Here in a county that knows a thing or two about Election Day meltdowns, both parties are fretting over what might go seriously wrong before, during or just after the Nov. 6 presidential election.
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Many Latino evangelicals welcome Romney to the flock

As Mitt Romney seeks to cut into the President Barack Obama’s commanding lead among Latino voters, he might want to pay particular attention to Hispanic evangelicals.
BUSINESS

Candidates differ on consumer protections

Just 15 months into its existence, the federal government’s newest consumer watchdog agency faces an uncertain future.