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Published 11/1/2008 by Peter Slevin and Juliet Eilperin at Wash Post Elections

DES MOINES, Oct. 31 -- As the presidential campaign entered its final weekend, Barack Obama returned to Iowa, the state one adviser described as "hallowed ground" because of the role it played in launching his candidacy, while John McCain spent his second straight day in Ohio, a state he almost c... (link)

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