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For each of the last three days of the campaign, we’ll quickly note where Obama and Romney are heading, and why:. Obama Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Lake County is a white, middle class county including the eastern suburbs and exurbs of Cleveland. Four years ago, Obama won it by just one percentage point, a four point improvement over Bush's four point win. If Romney wins, Lake County will certainly flip and Obama is fighting to prevent such an outcome.

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Five cartoons from the most recent issues of The New Republic

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In the next few weeks, the battle for marriage equality faces two crucial hurdles.

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If Obama squeaks out a national popular vote victory, it could be days or weeks until he takes the lead.

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The early voting states lean to the right.

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David Brooks urges surrender to Republican Party extremists.

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There's almost no legal precedent for how to deal with electoral fallout from a storm.

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Before running Romney's campaign, Stuart Stevens helped lift two foreign strongmen into power.

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Why the auto industry rescue may be the single best way to understand the choices of this election.

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The federal government contributed about 25 percent of total public spending on transportation and water infrastructure over the past decade. So, for good reason, many local governments and transportation agencies are preoccupied these days with the threat of the automatic across-the-board spending cuts from Washington. Even small cuts would be painful to overstretched state and local governments already scrambling for ways to do more with less. Increased private sector involvement in U.S.

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