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Obama, McCain make final, frenzied dash across battleground states

 

Published 11/3/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics

McCain plans stops in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada before heading home to Arizona. Obama targets GOP bulwarks Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. > Reporting from Tampa, Fla. Seema Mehta, and Lakewood, Ohio -- The presidential campaign entered its final stretch today as both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain started in Florida and planned a frenzied day of events in hopes of turning out their voters and turning on any remaining undecided voters. (link)

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