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    Obama and Romney Square Off in the Swing State of Ohio

    President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are staging dueling events — simultaneously -- in the swing state of Ohio. In the past hour, the and Romney were in Cleveland and Cincinnati respectively in appearances scheduled to happen just five minutes apart.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are staging dueling events — simultaneously -- in the swing state of Ohio. In the past hour, the and Romney were in Cleveland and Cincinnati respectively in appearances scheduled to happen just five minutes apart. We hear about what was shaping up as a big moment in the presidential campaign from Jim Tankersley, economic correspondent for the National Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Lata Pandya

      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Jim Tankersley

      New York Times

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    3 of 3
    Egypt: Is the Runoff Election On or Off?
    1. 0:00Spain on the Brink?
    2. 7:18Is Egyptian Democracy Being Killed in Its Cradle?
    3. 42:28Obama and Romney Square Off in the Swing State of OhioYou’re reading this
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