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Counting is under way in one of the closest presidential races in living memory.

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People queued for hours to vote - a record turnout is expected.

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Voting went on after dark in Ohio - one of the key "swing states".

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Campaigners on both sides battled for every single vote.

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Even George W Bush was not above calling voters.

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His rival John Kerry on returning to Boston, Massachusetts, did dozens of interviews with networks across the country.

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Meanwhile, US citizens overseas gathered to watch the election coverage at events similar to this one in Singapore.

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Whichever way the vote goes, America's stock exchange will be hoping for a bull market, of course.