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Washington Post: Election Day Surprises

Washington Examiner: McCain’s mountain stronghold

N.Y. Times: Following the Script: Obama, McCain and ‘The West Wing’

L.A. Times: CVS slashes generic drug costs, escalates price war

USA Today: Presidential poll tracker

Politico: Poll: Dead heats in 2 key swing states

ABC News: The Note: Palin Paradox

CBS News: Poll: Obama Maintains Comfortable Lead

Fox News: Pakistani Police Arrest Cleric Who Presided Over Kids’ Wedding

CNN: BBC’s top star loses $2.4m in phonecall row

Wall Street Journal: Opinion: Obama and the Runaway Train

MSNBC: 3 die, up to 18 missing as boat runs aground

Congressional Quarterly: Interest Groups Boost Outside Spending in House and Senate Races

NPR: Brain Trust: Who Will Advise The Next President?

Roll Call: Hoyer MIA in Helping Murtha

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