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Election Day 2012, Romney vs. Obama, Closest Race In 76 Years

Polling data shows that the 2012 race for presidency is the closest it has been in 76 years. The 2012 race for presidency is presenting a close call for President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney - the race between the two candidates is the closest in 76 years, according to polling data going back to 1936.

Presidential Polls 2012: Outcome Of The Dead Heat Race Nears

The voting for the presidency began this morning in what has been a dead heat race between President Barack Obama and the former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. As Tuesday morning broke, polling stations throughout the eastern United States and parts of the Midwest opened up as the race to the White House nears its finish.

Killed For Eyeing Boy, Parents Pour Acid On Daughter

A Pakistani couple charged with killing their daughter by pouring acid on her admitted that they committed the crime because their 15-year-old damaged the family's honor by looking at a boy, they said in a BBC interview broadcast on Monday.