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US mid-terms: America decides

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It’s finally time for America to decide. Millions of people are voting in today's mid-term elections, the results of which will determine the political landscape for years to come. President Barack Obama's Democratic Party is braced for its worst results in a generation. So is this a referendum on the president? Or on the economy? Or both?

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Judith BINGHAM
Republican Abroad
 
Zachary MILLER
Vice-Chair, Democrats Abroad
 
Satellite from Washington DC
 
David MERCER
President, Mercer & Associates, Inc
Democratic Campaign Advisor
Democratic Strategist for the French American Foundation
 
 
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