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8A Daily News– Wednesday, November 7, 2012 other spots WASHINGTON (AP) — Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a con- frontation in Pennsylva- nia involving Republican inspectors over access to some polls and a voting machine that lit up for Republican Mitt Romney even when a voter pressed the button for President Barack Obama. Problems at polling places cropping up in PA, OH, office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednes- day. One Florida elections ing the GOP to obtain a court order providing them access. Local prose- cutors were also looking into the reports. Democra- tic Party officials did not immediately return a mes- sage seeking comment. At finish, economy is key as voters WORLD BRIEFING trust him — and his eco- nomic agenda of higher taxes on the rich and spending on priorities like energy and education. Romney represents the other way to take the country. Although the majority of complaints were sim- ply extremely long lines, the Election Protection coalition of civil rights and voting access groups said they had gotten some more serious calls among more than 40,000 received on a toll-free voter protection hotline. ''It's already started and it's busy,'' said Bar- bara Arnwine, president of the Lawyers Commit- tee for Civil Rights Under Law. — Voters never got to enjoy this presidential race as much as they endured it, a grind of a campaign during the weakest economic recov- ery in generations. Yet they ended up getting exactly a choice that lets them steer the country's direction — an unmistak- able contrast of candi- dates and agendas for America. decide WASHINGTON (AP) face of change, President Barack Obama sought four more years as the man who will finish what he started. Challenger Mitt Romney declared Obama a failure and said he doesn't deserve a sec- ond chance. 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The remarks, offered Brother of Syrian Intrigue swirls around defense chief MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin fired his powerful defense chief over a corruption scandal Tuesday, but a heady mix of sex, power struggles and military vendettas downfall of Russian dominated talk in Russia about what was really behind the downfall of the man who has overseen the nation's most radical defense reform in decades. 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