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A race defined by inflation, abortion and immigration

A race defined by inflation, abortion and immigration
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By Catherine LuceyWASHINGTON – Polls were closing Tuesday night in the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina as an anxious nation awaited the outcome of a narrowly divided and turbulent presidential election that featured a late candidate swap and two assassination attempts.The moment of decision between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump arrived after billions of dollars in advertising, hundreds of campaign events and ominous warnings from both sides about the nation...

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