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Economic strife drives Latino vote

Oct. 26, 2008
They could provide the margin of victory for Barack Obama in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico, polls show. In the last days of the campaign, Republicans and Democrats are walking the precincts here with lists of registered Latino voters who may be the key to victory in the Western battleground...
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CBS/NYT poll: Obama 47, McCain 42

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