Latest update: 10/12/2008 

- Barack Obama - John McCain - US election 2008


The candidates vie for the military vote in Virginia
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Virginia, home to many war veterans, is traditional Republican territory, where it is easy to find staunch supporters of John McCain. But Barack Obama is actually ahead in the polls, and McCain cannot take for granted that he will win this key state.

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