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Obama takes commanding lead
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama stepped to the brink of re-election Tuesday night, capturing battleground Ohio from Mitt Romney and edging ahead in other pivotal states despite a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams…
Obama holds slender lead as polls open
Barack Obama holds a slender lead in final polling over contender Mitt Romney as the race for the US presidency reaches its climax
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Tight race may lead to rare outcome
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in national polls. Obama has an edge in the crucial battleground states that will decide Tuesday’s election. The dynamic sets up a possible outcome that has happened rarely in American…
JJ holds off Keselowski at Texas to extend lead
Jimmie Johnson regained the lead on the final restart, beating Brad Keselowski in an ending two-lap shootout to win Sunday at Texas and add to his NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead with two races left.
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Inside the polls: Obama’s slim lead from women, cities
Polls in some crucial battleground states suggest two things: The race is close, and President Obama appears to have a very slight “inside the sampling error” edge over Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
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Manning’s 3 TDs lead Broncos to rout of Saints
Peyton Manning passed for 305 yards and three scores, led a pair of 90-plus-yard touchdown drives and easily outplayed Drew Brees to lead the Denver Broncos to a 34-14 victory over the Saints.
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JJ wins at Martinsville to take over Chase lead
Jimmie Johnson held off Kyle Busch on a restart with five laps to go Sunday and won for the seventh time in his career at Martinsville Speedway.
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Giants lose 23-point lead, then escape Boys
Lawrence Tynes kicked two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter as Eli Manning and the New York Giants remained undefeated at Cowboys Stadium with a 29-24 win Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead.
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Giants blank Tigers for 3-0 World Series lead
The Giants beat the Tigers 2-0 on Saturday for a 3-0 World Series lead.
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Bumgarner, Giants open 2-0 lead on Tigers
Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over seven innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 World Series lead.
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AP-GfK poll: Romney erases Obama lead among women
WASHINGTON (AP) — What gender gap?
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Sandoval’s 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A roly-poly Kung Fu Panda outslugged the Triple Crown winner. An October outcast outpitched the Cy Young ace.
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Sandoval’s 3 homers lead Giants to Game 1 win
Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs and joined Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols as the only sluggers to do it in the Series, and the Giants jolted Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday night in…
Kenseth wins at Kansas; Keselowski keeps lead
Matt Kenseth won for the second time in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in a caution-marred race at repaved Kansas Speedway.
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Bengals lead Steelers 7-3 after 1st quarter
CINCINNATI (AP) — BenJarvus Green-Ellis got Cincinnati’s running game going and led the Bengals on a touchdown drive for a 7-3 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers after the first quarter on Sunday night.
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Cards outlast Giants to take 2-1 lead in NLCS
Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for an injured Carlos Beltran, and the St. Louis Cardinals earned a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants for a 2-1 series lead in the NL Championship Series on Wednesday night.…
Verlander gem gives Tigers 3-0 lead vs. Yanks
Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Tigers held on to beat the Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.
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Obama holds slim lead over Romney before next debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama retained a slim lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Monday, as he appeared to have stemmed the bleeding from his poor first debate.
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Obama keeps small lead on Romney, debate bleeding stemmed: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama retained a slim lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Monday, as he appeared to have stemmed the bleeding from his poor first debate.
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Sanchez silences Yanks to give Tigers 2-0 lead
Anibal Sanchez shut down a Yankees lineup minus injured Derek Jeter, and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on a missed call by an umpire to beat New York 3-0 Sunday for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.
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